Abstract
Light-powered wireless manipulation of small objects in fluids has been of interest for biomedical and environmental applications. Although many techniques employing UV-vis-NIR light sources have been devised, new methods that hold greater penetrating power deep into medium are still in demand. Here, we develop a method to exploit X-rays to propel half-metal-coated Janus microparticles in aqueous solution. The Janus particles are simultaneously propelled and visualized in real-time by using a full-field transmission X-ray microscope. Our real-time observation discovers that the propulsive motion follows the bubble growth enhanced by water radiolysis near the particle surface under X-ray irradiation. We also show that the propulsion speed is remotely controlled by varying the radiation dose. We expect this work to open opportunities to employ light-powered micro/nanomotors in opaque environments, potentially by combining with medical imaging or nondestructive testing.
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