Multifunctional liquid crystal elastomers: Large electromechanical and electro-optical effects

被引：16

作者：

Hashimoto, Shigehiro ^{[1
]}

Yusuf, Yusril ^{[1
,2
]}

Krause, Simon ^{[3
]}

Finkelmann, Heino ^{[3
]}

Cladis, P. E. ^{[4
]}

Brand, Helmut R. ^{[5
]}

Kai, Shoichi ^{[1
,6
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Appl Quantum Phys & Nucl Engn, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan

[2] Gadjah Mada Univ, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Dept Phys, Yogyakartu 55281, Indonesia

[3] Univ Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

[4] Adv Liquid Crystal Technol, Summit, NJ 07902 USA

[5] Univ Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany

[6] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Syst Life Sci, Dept Appl Phys, Fac Engn, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan

[7] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Syst Life Sci, Fac Engn, Life Engn Dept, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 92卷 / 18期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1063/1.2917465

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A multifunctional main chain liquid crystal elastomer (MCLCE) with large mechanical and optical effects in applied electric fields is investigated, when MCLCE is swollen in a low molecular weight liquid crystal, 4-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl, a nematic solvent. The size change by the field effects is linearly proportional to the transmittancy change. This suggests the possibility of broad application as a field-induced-optical actuator device. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

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