• 文献标题:   A powerful dual-responsive soft actuator and photo-to-electric generator based on graphene micro-gasbags for bioinspired applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG LL, QI K, CHANG LF, XU AF, HU Y, ZHAI H, LU P
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
  • ISSN:   2050-750X EI 2050-7518
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hefei Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1039/c8tb01222a
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Soft actuators with large deformation and high output force in response to multi-stimuli are highly demanded for the development of biomimetic applications. Here, a bilayer actuator composed of spongy graphene with internal gasbag microstructures and the commercial polyimide adhesive tape is fabricated by a simple and fast method. This actuator produces large deformation, high output force, and dual-stimuli response, owing to the deformation of graphene micro-gasbags coupled with the thermal expansion of polyimide, and the electrothermal and photothermal properties of graphene. Experiments show that upon low voltage (16 V) stimulation the fabricated actuator with a length of 30 mm could generate a bending curvature of 0.55 cm(-1) in 5 s, and can simultaneously produce high output force and lift an object 20 times heavier than its own weight. Moreover, a curvature of 0.45 cm(-1) can be achieved for the actuator upon light irradiation for 10 s. Based on this bilayer actuator, diversely biomimetic motions including kicking a ball, grabbing a vegetable leaf, human hand movement, and creeping motion are realized, revealing its potential application in soft robotics, artificial muscles, wearable electronics, and biomedical devices. Besides the mechanical deformation output, a photo-to-electric generator is also assembled by associating this actuator with commonly triboelectric materials, further enriching the application range of soft actuators.