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Self‐Propelled Supercapacitors for On‐Demand Circuit Configuration Based on WS 2 Nanoparticles Micromachines
Author(s) -
MayorgaMartinez Carmen C.,
Moo James Guo Sheng,
Khezri Bahareh,
Song Peng,
Fisher Adrian C.,
Sofer Zdeněk,
Pumera Martin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201601165
Subject(s) - materials science , miniaturization , nanotechnology , supercapacitor , nanoparticle , polyaniline , electronic circuit , electrochemistry , electrical engineering , electrode , polymer , composite material , engineering , chemistry , polymerization
The miniaturization of energy storage microcapacitors to develop portable electronic devices has been of high recent interest. Here, microsupercapacitors microrobot is fabricated using membrane template‐assisted electrodeposition of WS 2 nanoparticles (WS 2 NPs)/polyaniline (PANI) and platinum (Pt) layers. The microrobot navigates in the microchannel and attaches itself as part of the electrical circuit. The attached WS 2 NPs‐PANI/Pt microrobots enhance the capacitive behavior of the circuit significantly. The results presented in this work open the door for the development of smart and miniaturized functional micromotors that are able to self‐assemble to on‐demand circuits.