Abstract
We demonstrate the phototactic behavior of self-propelled micrometer-sized oil droplets in the presence of azobenzene-containing surfactants. These droplets respond sensitively to UV light irradiation due to a variation in the interfacial tension at the droplet surface induced by the molecular conversion of the azobenzene-containing surfactants.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2237-2240 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry