Autonomous Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Microrobots Powered by Lorentz Force

Project description

Enhancing the speed and efficiency of photocatalytic microbots

Microrobots have enormous potential for applications in medicine, healthcare, manufacturing or even search and rescue in collapsed buildings. They turn energy from the surroundings or an external stimulus into motion, performing delicate tasks in very small spaces. Light-driven motion in photocatalytic robots offers the potential to use a renewable energy source while enabling new chemical reactions. However, far from reaching the speed of light, the robots’ motion can be confused with the ordinary Brownian motion of particles. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the PLOBOT project will enhance the speed and efficiency of light-driven microbots by harnessing electromagnetic effects for hydrogen generation and degradation of organic waste.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › electromagnetism
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › hydrogen energy

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01 - MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021

Call for proposal

HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit Grant

Coordinator

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Net EU contribution

€ 173 847,36

Address

Geschwister Scholl Platz 1
80539 Muenchen
Germany

Region

Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

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