Tunable-Deformed Graphene Layers for Actuation

Jiaqi Wang; Yukun Xiao; Volkan Cecen; Changxiang Shao; Yang Zhao; Yang Zhao; Liangti Qu; Liangti Qu; Liangti Qu

doi:10.3389/fchem.2019.00725

Frontiers in Chemistry (Nov 2019)

Tunable-Deformed Graphene Layers for Actuation

Jiaqi Wang,
Yukun Xiao,
Volkan Cecen,
Changxiang Shao,
Yang Zhao,
Yang Zhao,
Liangti Qu,
Liangti Qu,
Liangti Qu

Affiliations

Jiaqi Wang: Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Yukun Xiao: Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Volkan Cecen: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Changxiang Shao: Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Yang Zhao: Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Yang Zhao: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Liangti Qu: Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Liangti Qu: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China
Liangti Qu: State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00725
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7

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Benefiting from unique planar structure, high flexibility, splendid thermal, and electric properties; graphene as a crucial component has been widely applied into smart materials and multi-stimulus responsive actuators. Moreover, graphene with easy processing and modification features can be decorated with various functional groups through covalent or non-covalent bonds, which is promising in the conversion of environmental energy from single and/or multi-stimuli, to mechanical energy. In this review, we present the actuating behaviors of graphene, regulated by chemical bonds or intermolecular forces under multi-stimuli and summarize the recent advances on account of the unique nanostructures in various actuation circumstances such as thermal, humidity, electrochemical, electro-/photo-thermal, and other stimuli.

Published in Frontiers in Chemistry

ISSN: 2296-2646 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
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