Leaf Vein‐Inspired Programmable Superstructure Liquid Metal Photothermal Actuator for Soft Robots (Adv. Mater. 18/2025)
Liquid Metal Photothermal Actuators In article number 2416991, Xingyou Tian, Xian Zhang, and co-workers present a novel design for programmable liquid metal photothermal actuators using laser etching, overcoming the trade-off between load-carrying capacity and response speed. Featuring high stability, rapid oscillation, and robust performance, these actuators show promise in advanced robotics, enabling versatile smart devices like photothermally actuated robotic dogs for diverse terrains.
Authors
- Yi Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-2678)
- Xianglan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-8174)
- Kang Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-2808)
- Xin Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-7147)
- Xiaofei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-9925)
- Lin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-2989)
- Meng Xue
- Yiming Du
- Xiaoshuan Pan
- Chao Xiao
- Xingyou Tian
- Xian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7910-1562)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Anhui University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Solid State Physics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202570131
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.71