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Effect of isomeric amine chain extenders and crosslink density on the properties of liquid crystal elastomers

Authors
Lee, Y.Choi, S.Kang, B.-G.Ahn, S.-K.
Issue Date
Jul-2020
Publisher
MDPI AG
Keywords
Actuation; Liquid crystal elastomer; Structure-property relationship; Surface alignment
Citation
Materials, v.13, no.14
Journal Title
Materials
Volume
13
Number
14
URI
http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/38678
DOI
10.3390/ma13143094
ISSN
1996-1944
Abstract
Among the various types of shape changing materials, liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have received significant attention as they can undergo programmed and reversible shape transformations. The molecular engineering of LCEs is the key to manipulating their phase transition, mechanical properties, and actuation performance. In this work, LCEs containing three different types of butyl groups (n-, iso-, and sec-butyl) in the side chain were synthesized, and the effect of isomeric amine chain extenders on the thermal, mechanical, and actuation properties of the resulting LCEs was investigated. Because of the considerably low reactivity of the sec-butyl group toward the diacrylate in the LC monomer, only a densely crosslinked LCE was synthesized. Most interestingly, the mechanical properties, actuation temperature, and blocking stress of the LCEs comprising isobutyl groups were higher than those of the LCEs comprising n-butyl groups. This difference was attributed to the presence of branches in the LCEs with isobutyl groups, which resulted in a tighter molecular packing and reduced the free volume. Our results suggest a facile and effective method for synthesizing LCEs with tailored mechanical and actuation properties by the choice of chain extenders, which may advance the development of soft actuators for a variety of applications in aerospace, medicine, and optics. © 2020 by the authors.
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