Lanthanoid-doped BiVO<sub>4</sub> microswimmers with built-in photon upconversion and light-driven motion
João Marcos Gonçalves, Luisa Natalia Córdoba Urresti, Yufen Chen, Katherine Villa
Abstract
provides photocatalytic propulsion. This straightforward strategy avoids multi-component assembly and opens up new opportunities for designing multifunctional photoactive microswimmers with intrinsic luminescence for potential use in environmental and biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Photon upconversionLanthanidePropulsionDopingNanotechnologyMaterials sciencePhotonInfraredOptoelectronicsPhotocatalysisChemistryPhysicsOpticsCatalysisIonOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsMicro and Nano RoboticsMolecular Communication and NanonetworksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research