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Reversibly Compressible and Stretchable “Springlike” Polymeric Nanojunctions Between Metal Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Jasuja Kabeer,
Thompson Arthur,
Berry Vikas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200800788
Subject(s) - nanoparticle , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer , field (mathematics) , spring (device) , compressibility , colloidal gold , computer science , composite material , mechanical engineering , physics , mechanics , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
Spring‐loaded junctions : An electromechanical device is fabricated by incorporating crosslinked polymer molecules between gold nanoparticles in a two‐dimensional array. After compression or stretching induced by a high electric field (see picture) or a centrifugal field, respectively, the junctions exert force on the nanoparticles to move them back to their original position, similar to a windup toy.