Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity

Hanne M. van der Kooij; Slav A. Semerdzhiev; Jesse Buijs; Dirk J. Broer; Danqing Liu; Joris Sprakel

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11501-5

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Morphing of liquid crystal surfaces by emergent collectivity

Hanne M. van der Kooij,
Slav A. Semerdzhiev,
Jesse Buijs,
Dirk J. Broer,
Danqing Liu,
Joris Sprakel

Affiliations

Hanne M. van der Kooij: Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research
Slav A. Semerdzhiev: Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research
Jesse Buijs: Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research
Dirk J. Broer: Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology
Danqing Liu: Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology
Joris Sprakel: Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11501-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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