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▣ 초청세미나안내 

 

초청세미나를 아래와 같이 개최하오니 관심 있으신 분들의 많은 참여를 바랍니다.

 

■ 제목 Novel nickel-hydroxide/oxyhydroxide actuating material that can be triggered by both light and electricity

 

■ 연사 : Prof. Alfonso H. W. Ngan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong)

 

■ 일시 : : 2018년 11월 20일 (), 14:00~15:00

 

■ 장소 신소재공학과 제1회의실 (응용공학동 W1-1, #2430)

 

■ Host : 이혁모 학과장한승민 교수

 

■ Abstract : Here we report a novel actuating material – nickel hydroxide-oxyhydroxide – that exhibits enormous actuation due to a volume change stimulated either electrochemically, or by illumination of visible light of low intensities. For electrochemical actuation, Ni(OH)2/NiOOH is capable of undergoing fast, reversible, and large actuation in alkaline electrolytes under potentials of less than 1 V, due to a redox reaction involving volume changes. On the other hand, the light actuation of Ni(OH)2/NiOOH is due to its turbostratic crystal structure which is capable of intercalating water molecules. It is shown that the intercalated water can be rapidly and reversibly desorbed into the environment under visible light of low intensities, resulting in fast actuation driven wirelessly by light.

    By electroplating the actuating material on passive substrates, we have fabricated film-actuators capable of undergoing reversible bending and curling with an intrinsic actuating stress of tens of megapascals at response rates in the order of tens to hundreds of degrees per second, which are comparable to mammalian skeletal muscles. Also, by intentionally electroplating the nickel hydroxide-oxyhydroxide on selected areas of the substrate, we have also fabricated actuation devices of varies shapes and functions, e.g. a hinged actuator that can lift objects ~100 times of the weight of the actuating material is achieved, and other examples showing the potential use in robotic devices. The light-induced actuation mechanism reported here has the potential for realizing wirelessly powered micro-robotic devices.

 

Related publications:

[1] K.W. Kwan, S.J. Li, N.Y. Hau, W.D. Li, S.P. Feng and A.H.W. Ngan, (2018), “Light-stimulated actuators based on nickel hydroxide-oxyhydroxide”, Science Robotics 3, eaat4051.  

[2] K.W. Kwan, N.Y. Hau, S.P. Feng and A.H.W. Ngan, (2017), “Electrochemical actuation of nickel hydroxide/oxyhydroxide at sub-volt voltages”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 248, 657-664.