Meniscus-Guided Soft-Lithographic Assembly of Grid-Type Molecular Martensite Films for Single-Crystal-Like Actuation
Ra, Sooyeon
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Jagdale, Sourabh R.
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Jang, Jin Hyeok
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Jang, Minwoo
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Hwang, Kyoungtae
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Lee, Taewoo
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Jeong, Eun Hui
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Yoon, Soon Ho
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Moon, Byung Joon
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Son, Jangyup
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Lee, Dong-Su
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Bae, Sukang
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Park, Jun Dong
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Kim, Tae-Wook
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An, Sangmin
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Park, Sang Kyu
Dynamic molecular martensites exhibit large, reversible deformations and high force densities. However, device integration has been limited by the brittleness and poor formability of single crystals. Here, we report a thin-film route that translates molecular cooperativity into processable actuator architectures while preserving directional deformation. Meniscus-guided printing is combined with microtransfer molding to fabricate two-dimensional grid actuators of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl