Advanced Optical Materials, volume 9, issue 7, pages 2001743

Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-02-02
Quartile SCImago
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Quartile WOS
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Impact factor9
ISSN21951071
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Abstract
Photodeformable liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) are a typical representative of shape‐changing systems capable of remotely converting light energy into mechanical actuation. Such smart polymeric materials combining the features of polymers and liquid crystals (LCs) are envisioned to bring new functionality and drive innovation in the fields of soft robotics, solar‐energy harvesting, and microfluidics. The photodeformable LCPs and their soft actuators fueled by light from ultraviolet to near infrared, including basic actuation as well as the primary mechanisms are focused on. The complex actuation is also highlighted with emphasis on the designed LC alignment, such as splayed, twisted, out‐plane, and patterned, which bridges the gap between the shape change and practical applications. Special attention is devoted to the progress of light‐fueled soft actuators, which are classified into different categories and comprehensively summarized in the aspects of materials, alignment, mechanisms, and light stimuli. An outlook on future challenges and limitations in the light‐fueled soft actuators are discussed at the end of this review.

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Qin L., Liu X., Yu Y. Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared // Advanced Optical Materials. 2021. Vol. 9. No. 7. p. 2001743.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1002/adom.202001743
UR - https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fadom.202001743
TI - Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared
T2 - Advanced Optical Materials
AU - Qin, Lang
AU - Yu, Yanlei
AU - Liu, Xiaojun
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/02/02 00:00:00
PB - Wiley
SP - 2001743
IS - 7
VL - 9
SN - 2195-1071
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@article{2021_Qin
author = {Lang Qin and Yanlei Yu and Xiaojun Liu},
title = {Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared},
journal = {Advanced Optical Materials},
year = {2021},
volume = {9},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {feb},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fadom.202001743},
number = {7},
pages = {2001743},
doi = {10.1002/adom.202001743}
}
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Qin, Lang, et al. “Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared.” Advanced Optical Materials, vol. 9, no. 7, Feb. 2021, p. 2001743. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fadom.202001743.
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