Switchable molecule-based materials for micro- and nanoscale actuating applications: Achievements and prospects

•The interest of molecule-based switches for MEMS/NEMS applications is highlighted.•An overview of current smart actuator materials is provided.•Actuating examples of different families of molecular switches are discussed.•Prospects and challenges are analyzed. Molecular switches rely on various phy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Coordination chemistry reviews 2016-02, Vol.308, p.395-408
Hauptverfasser:	Manrique-Juárez, María D., Rat, Sylvain, Salmon, Lionel, Molnár, Gábor, Quintero, Carlos M., Nicu, Liviu, Shepherd, Helena J., Bousseksou, Azzedine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Engineering Sciences MEMS/NEMS Micro and nanotechnologies Microelectronics Molecular switches Smart actuator materials
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