Azophenol-Based Liquid-crystalline Elastomers for Light-Driven Actuators
Azophenol-Based Liquid-crystalline Elastomers for Light-Driven Actuators
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DOI:
10.1021/ol200546q
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发表时间:
2011-05-06
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5.2
通讯作者:
Velasco, Dolores
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作者:
Garcia-Amoros, Jaume;Pinol, Alexandra;Velasco, Dolores
Para-substituted azophenols exhibit a fast thermal cis-to-trans isomerization rate in ethanol, which can be transferred to the solid state by obtaining liquid-crystalline elastomeric systems. The absence of protic solvent is compensated by the establishment of hydrogen bonding between azophenol monomers that are close to each other. Opto-mechanical experiments reveal that azophenol-containing liquid single-crystal elastomers are valuable materials for light-controlled actuators exhibiting relaxation times of 1 s at room temperature.