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Humidity‐ and Photo‐Induced Mechanical Actuation of Cross‐Linked Liquid Crystal Polymers
Author(s) -
Liu Yuyun,
Xu Bo,
Sun Shengtong,
Wei Jia,
Wu Limin,
Yu Yanlei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201604792
Subject(s) - azobenzene , materials science , responsivity , liquid crystal , polymer , humidity , dual (grammatical number) , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , composite material , physics , meteorology , photodetector , art , literature
Azobenzene‐containing cross‐linked liquid crystal polymer films without hydrophilic groups exhibit dual‐responsivity to humidity and UV light. The films realize not only a series of large and sophisticated contactless motions by utilizing moisture, including an inchworm walk, and tumbling locomotion, but also dual‐mode actuation that can be applied in flexible electronics.