Colossal expansion and fast motion in spin-crossover@polymer actuators
Mario Piedrahita‐Bello, José Elìas Angulo‐Cervera, Alejandro Enríquez‐Cabrera, Gábor Molnár, Bertrand Tondu, Lionel Salmon, Azzedine Bousseksou
Abstract
Bilayer spin crossover (SCO)@polymer nanocomposites show robust and controllable actuation cycles upon an electrical stimulus. The anisotropic shape of the embedded particles as well as the mechanical coupling between the SCO particles and the matrix can substantially intensify the work output of the actuators.
Topics & Concepts
ActuatorCrossoverMaterials scienceAnisotropyBilayerCondensed matter physicsPolymerPolymer nanocompositeSpin crossoverCoupling (piping)PhysicsComposite materialOpticsMembraneElectrical engineeringEngineeringComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceBiologyGeneticsMicro and Nano RoboticsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies