Robust thermoelastic microactuator based on an organic molecular crystal
Molecular crystals that show a reversible shape change by external stimuli are invaluable for the design of actuators but their strong deformations usually lead to their destruction. Here the authors report a fluorenone derivative showing a strong, reversible and instantaneous shear deformation upon...
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doaj-cd55f0bc04504b2b8592e479566614cb2021-05-11T11:26:40ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-10-011011810.1038/s41467-019-12601-yRobust thermoelastic microactuator based on an organic molecular crystalYulong Duan0Sergey Semin1Paul Tinnemans2Herma Cuppen3Jialiang Xu4Theo Rasing5Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai UniversityRadboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)Molecular crystals that show a reversible shape change by external stimuli are invaluable for the design of actuators but their strong deformations usually lead to their destruction. Here the authors report a fluorenone derivative showing a strong, reversible and instantaneous shear deformation upon heating due to a structural phase transition.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12601-y |
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Robust thermoelastic microactuator based on an organic molecular crystal |
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Robust thermoelastic microactuator based on an organic molecular crystal |
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Molecular crystals that show a reversible shape change by external stimuli are invaluable for the design of actuators but their strong deformations usually lead to their destruction. Here the authors report a fluorenone derivative showing a strong, reversible and instantaneous shear deformation upon heating due to a structural phase transition. |
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