Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
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Electronic structure, optical properties, rectification, and solar photocatalytic performance of CuGeO<sub>3</sub> oxide nanostructures. [PDF]
Abbas K, Ji P, Ameer MF, Yang S.
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Fuel‐free Cu2O‐based micromotors functionalized with β‐cyclodextrin actively remove bisphenol A from water under visible light. The cyclodextrin shell captures BPA and enhances micromotor motility, leading to faster degradation and higher overall removal than nonfunctionalized Cu2O and Cu2O@Au.
Luisa Natalia Cordoba Urresti +3 more
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A Multilevel Modeling Strategy Using GULP-ORCA Integration for Crystalline Materials. [PDF]
L de S Santos A +7 more
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Temperature‐dependent electron diffraction on tin monochalcogenides demonstrates a gradual displacive transformation between ferroelectric and paraelectric phases with significant variability in lattice constants and Curie temperature (TC). Periodic variations exist even between domains in individual crystals, implying a domain‐specific Curie ...
Peter Sutter, Eli Sutter
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Machine Learning-Driven Advances in Perovskite Materials and Solar Cells. [PDF]
Ren J +5 more
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Photonic time crystals (PTCs) are systems in which electromagnetic parameters are modulated periodically in time, producing momentum bandgaps via temporal scattering rather than spatial Bragg processes. This review examines the theoretical frameworks, modeling, and computational tools for time‐varying media, and summarizes experimental demonstrations ...
Ranjan Kumar Patel +3 more
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La-Induced Phase Transformation and Band Structure Modulation of Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. [PDF]
Wang Q +5 more
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Phase Diagrams and Piezoelectric Properties of Wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN Heterostructural Alloys
This study demonstrates ferroelectricity and piezoelectric properties improvement of quaternary wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN${\rm Al}_{1-x-y}{\rm Sc}_x{\rm Gd}_y{\rm N}$ films, guided by density functional theory calculations. Wurtzite Al1−x−yScxGdyN${\rm Al}_{1-x-y}{\rm Sc}_x{\rm Gd}_y{\rm N}$ films have a high optical bandgap, enhanced piezoelectric ...
Julia L. Martin +11 more
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Assessment and Optimization of 2T Perovskite/CIGS Tandems via Data-Driven and Optoelectronic Modelling. [PDF]
Giliberti G +5 more
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