Manrique-Juárez, María D. and Mathieu, Fabrice and Laborde, Adrian and Rat, Sylvain and Shalabaeva, Victoria and Demont, Philippe
and Thomas, Olivier and Salmon, Lionel and Leichle, Thierry and Nicu, Liviu and Molnár, Gábor and Bousseksou, Azzedine
Micromachining-compatible, facile fabrication of polymer nanocomposite spin crossover actuators.
(2018)
Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (29). 1801970. ISSN 1616-301X
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201801970
Abstract
[FeII(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4) spin crossover particles of 85 nm mean size are dispersed in an SU‐8 polymer matrix and spray‐coated onto silicon microcantilevers. The subsequent photothermal treatment of the polymer resist leads to micrometer thick, smooth, and homogeneous coatings, which exhibit well‐reproducible actuation upon the thermally induced spin transition. The actuation amplitude as a function of temperature is accurately determined by combining integrated piezoresistive detection with external optical interferometry, which allows for the assessment of the associated actuation force (9.4 mN), stress (28 MPa), strain (1.0%), and work density (140 mJ cm−3) through a stratified beam model. The dynamical mechanical characterization of the films evidences an increase of the resonance frequency and a concomitant decrease of the damping in the high‐temperature phase, which arises due to a combined effect of the thickness and mechanical property changes. The spray‐coating approach is also successfully extended to scale up the actuators for the centimeter range on a polymer substrate providing perspectives for biomimetic soft actuators.
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Additional Information: | Thanks to John Wiley & Sons editor. The original PDF of the article can be found at : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201801970 |
HAL Id: | hal-01816709 |
Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | Other partners > Arts et Métiers ParisTech (FRANCE) French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) |
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Funders: | French RENATECH network - Federal University of Toulouse - CNRS |
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Deposited On: | 14 Jun 2018 08:47 |
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