Chinese invention patent: Preparation method of reversible photoinduced deformation liquid crystal high polymer and carbon nano tube composite thin film

Inventor: Huisheng Peng, Yanlei Yu, Xuemei Sun, Wei Wang

Applicant: Fudan University

Patent No.: ZL 201210079623.3

Abstract：

The invention belongs to the technical field of an intelligent material and particularly relates to a reversible photoinduced deformation liquid crystal high polymer and carbon nano tube composite thin film and a preparation method thereof. A liquid crystal high polymer in the composite thin film is a cross-linked type liquid crystal elastic body containing a photosensitive azobenzene liquid crystal element; and a carbon nano tube is a highly and sequentially oriented carbon nano tube thin film. In the composite thin film, a carbon nano tube orienting structure induces the liquid crystal element to be oriented along the axial direction of the carbon nano tube; and other orienting layers are not needed. When the prepared composite thin film is in ultraviolet illumination, the composite thin film is bent towards lights and can be recovered to the original state when the composite thin film is irradiated by visible lights. Reversible deformation generated by alternatively illuminating the composite thin film by ultraviolet lights and visible lights can be repeated for hundreds of times and has no obvious attenuation and fatigue. Moreover, the introduction of the carbon nano tube greatly enhances the mechanical performance of the material, and the material has excellent electric performance.