Self-assembled nematic colloidal motors powered by light

oleh: Ye Yuan, Ghaneema N. Abuhaimed, Qingkun Liu, Ivan I. Smalyukh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Biological motors which convert energy into mechanical work inspire the fabrication of synthetic motors. Here the authors demonstrate self-assembled colloidal motors which are driven to a range of responses controlled by the feedback between light polarization and deformation of a liquid crystal.