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Hybrid Nanoscale Organic Molecular Crystals Assembly as a Photon‐Controlled Actuator
Author(s) -
Lan Tian,
Chen Wei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201300856
Subject(s) - nanoscopic scale , actuator , materials science , nanotechnology , photon , optoelectronics , optics , physics , engineering , electrical engineering
Molecule deformation to macroactuation : In a novel hybrid assembly photoisomerization causes microscale deformation of molecules that is amplified to macroscale bending of a composite membrane. The nanoscale molecular crystals, which are unevenly distributed in a functional polymer matrix, provide a new strategy for designing higher performance actuators that combine the advantages of both molecular crystals and liquid crystal elastomers.