Photomobile Polymer Materials: Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors†
Munenori Yamada
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorMizuho Kondo
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorJun-ichi Mamiya Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorYanlei Yu Prof. Dr.
Department of Material Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433 (China)
Search for more papers by this authorMotoi Kinoshita Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher J. Barrett Prof. Dr.
Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6 (Canada)
Search for more papers by this authorTomiki Ikeda Prof. Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorMunenori Yamada
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorMizuho Kondo
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorJun-ichi Mamiya Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorYanlei Yu Prof. Dr.
Department of Material Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433 (China)
Search for more papers by this authorMotoi Kinoshita Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher J. Barrett Prof. Dr.
Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6 (Canada)
Search for more papers by this authorTomiki Ikeda Prof. Dr.
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-924-5275 http://www.res.titech.ac.jp/∼polymer/index-e.html
Search for more papers by this authorWe thank Dr. J. Kuroki, Prof. Dr. T. Shinshi and Prof. Dr. A. Shimokohbe for useful advice on rotation systems.
Graphical Abstract
Can light drive a motor? Azobenzene-containing liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) and their composite materials have the potential to show three-dimensional movement by light irradiation. With the LCE laminated films, a first light-driven plastic motor has been developed, which can convert light energy directly into a continuous rotation without the aid of batteries, electric wires, or gears.
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