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September 21, 2015Advanced Materials184 citations

Graphene‐Enabled Superior and Tunable Photomechanical Actuation in Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Nanocomposites

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YYYingkui YangWZWenjie ZhanRPRengui Peng

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Programmable photoactuation enabled by graphene: Graphene sheets aligned in liquid crystalline elastomers are capable of absorbing near-infrared light. They thereafter act as nanoheaters and provide thermally conductive pathways to trigger the nematic-to-isotropic transition of elastomers, leading to macroscopic mechanical deformation of nanocomposites. Large strain, high actuation force, high initial sensitivity, fast reversible response, and long cyclability are concurrently achieved in nanocomposites.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a079e3ca6e5aaac948b3529https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201503680
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