Light-induced mechanical response in crosslinked liquid-crystalline polymers with photoswitchable glass transition temperatures

Autor: Youfeng Yue, Yasuo Norikane, Reiko Azumi, Emiko Koyama
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05744-x
Popis: Energy conversion of light into mechanical work is of fundamental interest for a wide range of applications, but the development of efficient light responsive polymers is challenging. Here the authors demonstrate photoswitchable glass transition temperatures contribute to the photomechanical bending in a crosslinked azobenzene polymer.
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