Robust thermoelastic microactuator based on an organic molecular crystal
oleh: Yulong Duan, Sergey Semin, Paul Tinnemans, Herma Cuppen, Jialiang Xu, Theo Rasing
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01 |
Deskripsi
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.