Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 1, 1(2024)
Response properties and biomimetic design of graphene oxide/liquid crystal network composite films
Fig. 1. Chemical structures of(a)monomer HCM-009,(b)monomer HCM-021,(c)photoinitiator Irg-651 and(d)GO.
Fig. 2. (a)Preparation process of graphene oxide/liquid crystal network composite film;(b)Photos of liquid crystal network and composite film.
Fig. 3. (a)Schematic diagrams of phase transitions of liquid crystal phases and isotropic phases with temperature change;(b)Schematic diagram of thermotropic macroscopic deformation of liquid crystal network film and graphene oxide film.
Fig. 4. Schematic representation of the deformation of type Ⅰ composite film and type Ⅱ composite film before and after external field stimulation
Fig. 5. POM images of mixed liquid crystals under different temperature
Fig. 6. Photos of(a)type Ⅱ and(b)type Ⅱ composite film on a heating stage;(c)Type I and(d)type Ⅱcomposite film under infrared light.
Fig. 7. Bending angle of type I and Ⅱ composite films with different thicknesses affected by(a and c)heating stage temperature and(b and d)infrared light intensity
Fig. 8. Photos of(a)type Ⅰ and(b)type Ⅱ composite film with different thicknesses on 65 ℃ heating stage and under infrared light,respectively,for the same length and varying width.
Fig. 9. Bending angle,response time and recovery time on the heating stage(a1~c1)and under infrared light(d1~f1)for type Ⅰ composite films when the width is changed;Bending angle,response time and recovery time on the heating stage(a2~c2)and under infrared light(d2~f2)for type Ⅱ composite films when the width is changed.
Fig. 10. Photos of(a)type Ⅰ(b)type Ⅱ composite film with different thicknesses on 65 ℃ heating stage and under infrared light,respectively,for the same width and varying length.
Fig. 11. Bending angle,response time and recovery time of type Ⅰ composite films on the heating stage(a1~c1)and under infrared light(d1~f1)when the length is changed;Bending angle,response time and recovery time of type Ⅱ composite films on the heating stage(a2~c2)and under infrared light(d2~f2)when the length is changed.
Fig. 12. (a)Physical diagram of Mimosa pudica leaf deformation under strong light;(b)GO-LCNs composite film simulating the bionic Mimosa pudica leaf deformation process under infrared light.
Fig. 13. GO-LCN composite film simulates bionic clip scaling process under infrared light
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Shaowen LI, Hongmei MA, Yubao SUN. Response properties and biomimetic design of graphene oxide/liquid crystal network composite films[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2024, 39(1): 1
Category: Research Articles
Received: Nov. 21, 2023
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 27, 2024
The Author Email: Yubao SUN (sun_yubao@163.com)