Stress-Free Two-Way Shape Memory Effects of Semicrystalline Polymer Networks Enhanced by Self-Nucleated Crystallization
writer：Yuan, W.; Liu, K.; Zhou, J.; Ni, L.; Shan, G.; Bao, Y.; Pan, P.
keywords：Shape Memory, Self-Nucleated Crystallization, Polymer Networks
source：期刊
specific source：ACS Macro Lett.
Issue time：2020年
Stress-free two-way shape memory polymers (2WSMPs) capable of reversible shifting between two distinct shapes are versatile platforms for the development of future smart devices. However, it is challenging to prepare stress-free 2W-SMPs with good actuation performance and shape programmability from single-component semicrystalline polymers. Herein, we demonstrate a straightforward and universal strategy for preparing 2WSMPs through self-nucleated crystallization (SNC) of semicrystalline polymers. SNC enables the formation of two types of crystals in the 2W-SMPs, annealed and primary crystals, which function as the skeleton phase and actuation phase, respectively. We achieved a high reversible actuation strain of 17.6% and a good reprogrammability of the SNC-treated polymer networks. Complex shape transformations were obtained, and smart devices were fabricated from the SNC-treated networks by using a locally designed folding and kirigami structure. The SNC strategy provides a generalized approach to improve the 2W-shape memory behavior of semicrystalline polymers.