TY - JOUR
T1 - Crystal Adaptronics
T2 - Mechanically Reconfigurable Elastic and Superelastic Molecular Crystals
AU - Ahmed, Ejaz
AU - Karothu, Durga Prasad
AU - Naumov, Panče
PY - 2018/7/16
Y1 - 2018/7/16
N2 - Mechanically reconfigurable molecular crystals—ordered materials that can adapt to variable operating and environmental conditions by deformation, whereby they attain motility or perform work—are quickly shaping a new research direction in materials science, crystal adaptronics. Properties such as elasticity, superelasticity, and ferroelasticity, which are normally related to inorganic materials, and phenomena such as shape-memory and self-healing effects, which are well-established for soft materials, are increasingly being reported for molecular crystals, yet their mechanism, quantification, and relation to the crystal structure of organic crystals are not immediately apparent. This Minireview provides a condensed topical overview of elastic, superelastic, and ferroelastic molecular crystals, new classes of materials that bridge the gap between soft matter and inorganic materials. The occurrence and detection of these unconventional properties, and the underlying structural features of the related molecular materials are discussed and highlighted with selected prominent recent examples.
AB - Mechanically reconfigurable molecular crystals—ordered materials that can adapt to variable operating and environmental conditions by deformation, whereby they attain motility or perform work—are quickly shaping a new research direction in materials science, crystal adaptronics. Properties such as elasticity, superelasticity, and ferroelasticity, which are normally related to inorganic materials, and phenomena such as shape-memory and self-healing effects, which are well-established for soft materials, are increasingly being reported for molecular crystals, yet their mechanism, quantification, and relation to the crystal structure of organic crystals are not immediately apparent. This Minireview provides a condensed topical overview of elastic, superelastic, and ferroelastic molecular crystals, new classes of materials that bridge the gap between soft matter and inorganic materials. The occurrence and detection of these unconventional properties, and the underlying structural features of the related molecular materials are discussed and highlighted with selected prominent recent examples.
KW - actuators
KW - crystal adaptronics
KW - elasticity
KW - mechanical properties
KW - organic crystals
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U2 - 10.1002/anie.201800137
DO - 10.1002/anie.201800137
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29633547
AN - SCOPUS:85047666795
VL - 57
SP - 8837
EP - 8846
JO - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
JF - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
SN - 1433-7851
IS - 29
ER -