Light‐Driven Continual Oscillatory Rocking of a Polymer Film

Marina Pilz da Cunha; Akhil R. Peeketi; Adithya Ramgopal; Ratna K. Annabattula; Albert P. H. J. Schenning

doi:10.1002/open.202000237

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Light‐Driven Continual Oscillatory Rocking of a Polymer Film

Marina Pilz da Cunha Akhil R. Peeketi Adithya Ramgopal Ratna K. Annabattula Albert P. H. J. Schenning

ChemistryOpen Vol. 9 No. 11 pp. 1149-1152 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractAchieving oscillatory motion in polymers without requiring on/off switching of stimuli is a current challenge. Hereby, a free‐standing liquid crystal polymer (LCP) is demonstrated to undergo a sustained oscillatory motion when triggered by light, moving back and forth, resembling the motion of a rocking‐chair. Two polymer films having different azobenzene photo‐switches have been studied, revealing photoswitch requirements as well as illumination conditions necessary to sustain oscillations. The motion presented here shows how feedback loops involving light‐triggered actuation, self‐shadowing and a shifting center of gravity can be utilized to achieve self‐sustained motion in free‐standing polymers.

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Published: Nov 01, 2020
Vol/Issue: 9(11)
Pages: 1149-1152
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Authors

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Marina Pilz da Cunha

Laboratory of Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands

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Akhil R. Peeketi

Stimuli-Responsive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 600036 Chennai India

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Adithya Ramgopal

Stimuli-Responsive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 600036 Chennai India

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Ratna K. Annabattula

Stimuli-Responsive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 600036 Chennai India

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Albert P. H. J. Schenning

Laboratory of Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands

Funding

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

Cite This Article

Marina Pilz da Cunha, Akhil R. Peeketi, Adithya Ramgopal, et al. (2020). Light‐Driven Continual Oscillatory Rocking of a Polymer Film. ChemistryOpen, 9(11), 1149-1152. https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202000237

Light‐Driven Continual Oscillatory Rocking of a Polymer Film

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