@article{21806,
  abstract     = {Light-responsive liquid crystal elastomer networks (LCNs) have received significant interest due to their potential application in soft robotics and shape-morphing devices. Here, we present a systematic examination of light-responsive LCNs prepared using a catalyst-free Diels–Alder cycloaddition and a new azobenzene functionalized monomer for main-chain incorporation. The networks have robust mechanical stiffness that can be reversibly modulated by 1 GPa by turning the UV light on and off. This study highlights the contribution of photothermal softening to reversibly control rheological properties of the newly developed LCNs and demonstrates the ability to tune the modulus on demand. We believe this work will guide future developments of light-responsive LCNs based on the newly developed Diels–Alder cycloaddition.},
  author       = {Park, Minwook and Guillen Campos, Jesus and Stricker, Friedrich J and Read de Alaniz, Javier},
  issn         = {2050-7534},
  journal      = {Journal of Materials Chemistry C},
  number       = {31},
  pages        = {11976--11981},
  publisher    = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  title        = {{Photo-responsive Diels-Alder based azobenzene-functionalized main-chain liquid crystal networks}},
  doi          = {10.1039/d4tc01281j},
  volume       = {12},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{381,
  abstract     = {We present a high-yield and scalable colloidal synthesis to produce monodisperse AgSbSe2 nanocrystals (NCs). Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, we characterized the NC surface chemistry and demonstrate the presence of surfactants in dynamic exchange, which controls the NC growth mechanism. In addition, these NCs were electronically doped by introducing small amounts of bismuth. To demonstrate the technological potential of such processed material, after ligand removal by means of NaNH2, AgSbSe2 NCs were used as building blocks to produce thermoelectric (TE) nanomaterials. A preliminary optimization of the doping concentration resulted in a thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 1.1 at 640 K, which is comparable to the best ZT values obtained with a Pb- and Te-free material in this middle temperature range, with the additional advantage of the high versatility and low cost associated with solution processing technologies.},
  author       = {Liu, Yu and Cadavid, Doris and Ibanez Sabate, Maria and De Roo, Jonathan and Ortega, Silvia and Dobrozhan, Oleksandr and Kovalenko, Maksym and Cabot, Andreu},
  issn         = {2050-7534},
  journal      = {Journal of Materials Chemistry C},
  number       = {21},
  pages        = {4756 -- 4762},
  publisher    = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  title        = {{Colloidal AgSbSe2 nanocrystals: surface analysis, electronic doping and processing into thermoelectric nanomaterials}},
  doi          = {10.1039/c6tc00893c},
  volume       = {4},
  year         = {2016},
}