Laboratory of Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Stimuli-Responsive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), 600036 Chennai, India.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Sep 21;55(74):11029-11032. doi: 10.1039/c9cc05329h. Epub 2019 Aug 27.
A triangular shaped liquid crystal network is shown to undergo a continual, rocking chair-like oscillatory chaotic motion upon exposure to a surface of constant temperature. With the addition of an azobenzene chromophore, dual response is achieved, extending the actuation freedom towards a film that shows rocking and rolling motion.
一个三角形形状的液晶网络在暴露于恒温表面时会经历连续的、类似摇椅的混沌运动。加入偶氮苯发色团后,实现了双重响应,从而扩展了致动自由度,使薄膜呈现出摇摆和滚动运动。