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Carbon‐Based Photothermal Actuators

Han, Bing, Zhang, Yong‐Lai, Chen, Qi‐Dai, Sun, Hong‐Bo·2018·Advanced Functional Materials

Abstract

Actuators that can convert environmental stimuli into mechanical work are widely used in intelligent systems, robots, and micromechanics. To produce robust and sensitive actuators of different scales, efforts are devoted to developing effective actuating schemes and functional materials for actuator design. Carbon‐based nanomaterials have emerged as preferred candidates for different actuating systems because of their low cost, ease of processing, mechanical strength, and excellent physical/chemical properties. Especially, due to their excellent photothermal activity, which includes both optical absorption and thermal conductivities, carbon‐based materials have shown great potential for use in photothermal actuators. Herein, the recent advances in photothermal actuators based on various carbon allotropes, including graphite, carbon nanotubes, amorphous carbon, graphene and its derivatives, are reviewed. Different photothermal actuating schemes, including photothermal effect–induced expansion, desorption, phase change, surface tension gradient creation, and actuation under magnetic levitation, are summarized, and the light‐to‐heat and heat‐to‐work conversion mechanisms are discussed. Carbon‐based photothermal actuators that feature high light‐to‐work conversion efficiency, mechanical robustness, and noncontact manipulation hold great promise for future autonomous systems.

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Authors
Han, B., Zhang, Y., Chen, Q., & Sun, H.
Venue
Advanced Functional Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-08-12
Volume
28
Issue
40
ISSN
  • 1616-301X (ISSN-L)
  • 1616-3028
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W2887368265
Cited by
522
References
179
FWCI
24.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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