| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 294, 2021
2021 6th International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (ICSREE 2021)
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| Article Number | 05004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Energy Storage Materials and Functional Materials | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129405004 | |
| Published online | 26 July 2021 | |
Bending Behaviors of Azobenzene-containing Liquid Crystalline Polymers (AZ-LCP): Factors Influencing Bending Direction, Frequency and Degree
Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, China
* Corresponding author: y2428799628@163.com
Liquid crystal polymers (LCP) containing azobenzene and its derivatives are fascinating and topics of intense scientific curiosities. As the addition of photo-responsive azobenzene, the LCP is exerted with the photochemical response, which shows fascinating and useful photo-induced motions and consequently enables a variety of applications in a lot of fields. In this review, we detail the macroscale mechanical motion of azobenzene containing liquid crystalline polymer (AZ-LCP) materials upon irradiation, with emphasis on the external and internal factors of bending behaviors of AZ-LCP, including bending direction, frequency and degree. We end with an outlook of challenging and competitive application as soft actuators.
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