Colossal expansion and fast motion in spin-crossover@polymer actuators.

Mario Piedrahita-BelloJosé Elias Angulo-Cervera Alejandro Enriquez-Cabrera Gábor MolnárBertrand TonduLionel SalmonAzzedine Bousseksou

Published in: Materials horizons (2021)

Bilayer spin crossover (SCO)@polymer nanocomposites show robust and controllable actuation cycles upon an electrical stimulus. The anisotropic shape of the embedded particles as well as the mechanical coupling between the SCO particles and the matrix can substantially intensify the work output of the actuators.

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