Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity

Liquid crystal networks can morph their shape in response to electrical stimulus. Here the authors provide a detailed description of their deformation mechanism and introduce a method to observe the dynamic surface of liquid crystal elastomers. This could help with the development of smart materials...

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Auteurs principaux: Hanne M. van der Kooij, Slav A. Semerdzhiev, Jesse Buijs, Dirk J. Broer, Danqing Liu, Joris Sprakel
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/90c8115a9651444f909383ac2f28cb4f
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Résumé:Liquid crystal networks can morph their shape in response to electrical stimulus. Here the authors provide a detailed description of their deformation mechanism and introduce a method to observe the dynamic surface of liquid crystal elastomers. This could help with the development of smart materials.