Fig. 5: LCE metamaterial with temperature-switchable and nonlinear lateral deformation modes.
From: Computational morphogenesis for liquid crystal elastomer metamaterial
a Optimized LCE metamaterial with lateral expansion at Q = 0.5 (Deformed 1) and contraction at Q = 0 (Deformed 3). Several simulated deformed configurations are included, Deformed 1 is the deformed configuration of the metamaterial under mechanical loading at the low temperature (Q = 0.5), Deformed 2 is the deformed configuration of the metamaterial upon temperature rise (Q = 0), and Deformed 3 is the deformed configuration under mechanical loading at the high temperature (Q = 0) and b lateral strain–vertical strain relations under various Q and deformed configurations at three stages for Q = 0.
