Hybrid Elastic Organic Crystals that Respond to Aerial Humidity

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 61; no. 14; pp. e202200196 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lan, Linfeng, Yang, Xuesong, Tang, Baolei, Yu, Xu, Liu, Xiaokong, Li, Liang, Naumov, Panče, Zhang, Hongyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WEINHEIM Wiley 28.03.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Actuators; Bilayers; Chemical Sciences; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Coupling (molecular); Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Crystals; Elastic Crystals; Grippers; Humidity; Hybrid Materials; Mechanical analysis; Optical Transducers; Organic crystals; Physical Sciences; Polymer coatings; Polymers; Science & Technology; Transducers; Waveguides; DISPERSAL; Optical Transducers; Humidity; SELF-BURIAL; Elastic Crystals; PINE-CONES; SENSORS; Hybrid Materials

Reshaping of elongated organic crystals that can be used as semiconductors, waveguides or soft robotic grippers by application of force or light is now a commonplace, however mechanical response of organic crystals to changes in humidity has not been accomplished yet. Here, we report a universal app...