Direction-Controlled Light-Driven Movement of Microribbons

Zhang, Yifan; Peng, Cheng; Cui, Bin; Wang, Zhengfei; Pang, Xibin; Ma, Renmin; Liu, Feng; Che, Yanke; Zhao, Jincai

doi:10.1002/adma.201602411

Title: Direction-Controlled Light-Driven Movement of Microribbons

Abstract

Novel direction-controlled movements of microribbons self-assembled from perylene diimide molecules are reported on various hydrophobic surfaces under scanning laser irradiation. A “dynamic exciton charge model” is developed to elucidate the underlying mechanism. The findings provide an innovative strategy for the design of microscale systems capable of continuous and directional movement driven by light.

Authors:

Zhang, Yifan ^[1]; Peng, Cheng ^[1]; Cui, Bin ^[2]; Wang, Zhengfei ^[2]; Pang, Xibin ^[1]; Ma, Renmin ^[3]; Liu, Feng ^[2]; Che, Yanke ^[1]; Zhao, Jincai ^[1]

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing National Lab. for Molecular Sciences. Key Lab. of Photochemistry. Inst. of Chemistry; Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Peking Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. for Mesoscopic Physics. School of Physics

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1533026

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1400462

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER46148; 2013CB632405; 21221002; 21322701; 21577147; 21590811; XDA09030200

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Advanced Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 38; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; direction-controlled movement; directional intermolecular distortion; light-responsive microribbons

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                    Zhang, Yifan, Peng, Cheng, Cui, Bin, Wang, Zhengfei, Pang, Xibin, Ma, Renmin, Liu, Feng, Che, Yanke, and Zhao, Jincai. Direction-Controlled Light-Driven Movement of Microribbons.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Zhang, Yifan, Peng, Cheng, Cui, Bin, Wang, Zhengfei, Pang, Xibin, Ma, Renmin, Liu, Feng, Che, Yanke, & Zhao, Jincai. Direction-Controlled Light-Driven Movement of Microribbons.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201602411

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                    Zhang, Yifan, Peng, Cheng, Cui, Bin, Wang, Zhengfei, Pang, Xibin, Ma, Renmin, Liu, Feng, Che, Yanke, and Zhao, Jincai. Mon .  
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  title        = {Direction-Controlled Light-Driven Movement of Microribbons},

  author       = {Zhang, Yifan and Peng, Cheng and Cui, Bin and Wang, Zhengfei and Pang, Xibin and Ma, Renmin and Liu, Feng and Che, Yanke and Zhao, Jincai},

  abstractNote = {Novel direction-controlled movements of microribbons self-assembled from perylene diimide molecules are reported on various hydrophobic surfaces under scanning laser irradiation. A “dynamic exciton charge model” is developed to elucidate the underlying mechanism. The findings provide an innovative strategy for the design of microscale systems capable of continuous and directional movement driven by light.},

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  journal      = {Advanced Materials},

  number       = 38,

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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