Issue 19, 2006
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Chemical Communications

Three-dimensional motion and transformation of a photoelectrochemical actuator

Kazutake Takada,a   Taichi Miyazaki,a   Nobutaka Tanakaa  and  Tetsu Tatsuma*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
E-mail: tatsuma@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Fax: +81 3 5452 6338
Tel: +81 3 5452 6337

Abstract

A new “photoelectrochemical actuator” consisting of poly(acrylic acid)/copper gel and TiO2 nanoparticles has been developed, which undergoes reversible expansion/contraction upon UV light irradiation/termination, likely due to dissociation/formation of carboxylic group/Cu2+ binding.

Graphical abstract: Three-dimensional motion and transformation of a photoelectrochemical actuator

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B600442C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Jan 2006
Accepted
28 Mar 2006
First published
11 Apr 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 2024-2026

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