Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 2261-2269Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04494
Keywords
Wrinkling; mechanochromisms; structural colors; reversibility; multifunctionalities
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52171124, 51790484, 51801146, 51625103, U20B2027, 12002271]
- 111 Project of China [BP2018008]
- International Joint Laboratory for Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Measurement Technologies
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In this study, we report three reversible mechanochromic phenomena in simple material systems by harnessing mechano-responsive wrinkling dynamics. The results demonstrate the potential applications of these materials in smart displays, stretchable strain sensors, and antipeeping/anticounterfeiting devices.
Mechanochromic structural-colored materials have promising applications in various domains. In this Letter, we report three types of reversible mechanochromisms in simple material systems by harnessing mechano-responsive wrinkling dynamics including (i) brightness mechanochromism (BM), (ii) hue change mechanochromism (HCM), and (iii) viewable angle mechanochromism (VAM). Upon stretching, the BM device exhibits almost a constant hue but reduces light brightness due to the post-buckling mechanics-controlled deformation, while the HCM device can change the hue from blue to red with almost constant intensity because of the linear elastic mechanics-controlled deformation. The VAM device shows a constant hue because of the thin film interference effect. However, the viewable angles decrease with increasing applied strain owing to the light scattering of wrinkles. All of the mechanochromic behaviors exhibit good reversibility and durability. We clearly elucidated the underlying mechanisms for different mechanochromisms and demonstrated their potential applications in smart displays, stretchable strain sensors, and antipeeping/anticounterfeiting devices.
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