Light-fuelled freestyle self-oscillators

Hao Zeng; Markus Lahikainen; Li Liu; Zafar Ahmed; Owies M. Wani; Meng Wang; Hong Yang; Arri Priimagi

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13077-6

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Light-fuelled freestyle self-oscillators

Hao Zeng,
Markus Lahikainen,
Li Liu,
Zafar Ahmed,
Owies M. Wani,
Meng Wang,
Hong Yang,
Arri Priimagi

Affiliations

Hao Zeng: Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University
Markus Lahikainen: Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University
Li Liu: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University
Zafar Ahmed: Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University
Owies M. Wani: Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University
Meng Wang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University
Hong Yang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University
Arri Priimagi: Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13077-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Though light-driven self-oscillators offer the possibility of autonomous self-sustained motion, existing oscillators are limited in their range of oscillation modes. Here, the authors report freestyle cantilever-type photoactuators that show versatile oscillation modes.

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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