Liquid crystalline polymer cantilever oscillators fueled by light

By S. Serak, N. Tabiryan, R. Vergara, Timothy J. White, R. Vaia, T. Bunning. 2010

317 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering

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In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Citations in the corpus

• Morphing in nature and beyond: a review of natural and synthetic shape-changing materials and mechanisms (2016, methodology): “[157] Serak S, Tabiryan N, Vergara R, White TJ, Vaia RA,”
• Bioinspired underwater locomotion of light-driven liquid crystal gels (2020, unknown): “It is worth noting that light-driven LCN oscillators with high amplitude and frequency have been thoroughly investigated in air using a variety of mechanisms such as self-oscillation by rapid trans–cis–trans isomerization (50, 51), self-shadowing (52), and time delay in material photothermal respons”
• Azobenzene photomechanics: prospects and potential applications (2012, background): “These azopolymer cantilevers also exhibited oscillation under a focused beam of sunlight [191], and thus offer the potential for remotely triggered photoactuation, adaptive optics, and most importantly energy harvesting.”