Reversible Thermosalience at Near‐Human Body Temperature: A Novel Photothermally Actuated Mechanically Compliant Cocrystal
Dynamic crystals, characterized by their rapid response speed, diverse response forms, and lightweight, have emerged as promising material platforms for developing next-generation adaptive devices. Herein, a thermosalient cocrystal is developed, which possesses both mechanical flexibility and reversible phase transition capability. Remarkably, the crystal exhibits thermosalient phenomenon in the near-human body temperature range, and its excellent flexibility ensures structural robustness throughout the phase transition process. The inherent photothermal conversion ability enables the crystal with light-controlled thermosalient behavior, ultimately leading to the realization of photothermally actuated. Through comprehensive analysis of single crystal structures, the molecular mechanism underlying the reversible thermosalience is elucidated. This study offers a viable strategy for designing thermosalient crystals and may facilitate their application in next-generation intelligent wearable devices.
Authors
- Xin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3358-5044)
- Yaoguang Feng
- Beiqian Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-9671)
- Shanshan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2293-2983)
- Kui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2384-0347)
- Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-2774)
- Yiwei Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-7537)
- Na Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6341-8519)
- Rongli Wei
Institutions
- Tianjin University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2025-06-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202504196
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tianjin University