Heiner Friedrich

Dr. Heiner Friedrich

Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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24 October 2010 in Nature Materials
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Fabio NudelmanFabio Nudelman
Fabio Nudelman
KPKoen Pieterse
Koen Pieterse
AGAnne George
Anne George
PBPaul H. H. Bomans
Paul H. H. Bomans
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich
Nico SommerdijkNico Sommerdijk
Nico Sommerdijk

19 February 2013 in Nature Communications
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WHWouter J. E. M. Habraken
Wouter J. E. M. Habraken
Jinhui TaoJinhui Tao
Jinhui Tao
LBLaura J. Brylka
Laura J. Brylka
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich
LBLuca Bertinetti
Luca Bertinetti
Nico SommerdijkNico Sommerdijk
Nico Sommerdijk

11 November 2012 in Nature Materials
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GPGonzalo Prieto
Gonzalo Prieto
JZJovana Zečević
Jovana Zečević
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich
KJKrijn P. de Jong
Krijn P. de Jong
PJPetra E. de Jongh
Petra E. de Jongh

1 December 2017 in Applied Materials Today
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KGK. Gnanasekaran
K. Gnanasekaran
THT. Heijmans
T. Heijmans
SBS. van Bennekom
S. van Bennekom
HWH. Woldhuis
H. Woldhuis
SWS. Wijnia
S. Wijnia
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich

4 July 2016 in Nature Communications
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KKKamlesh Kumar
Kamlesh Kumar
CKChristopher Knie
Christopher Knie
DBDavid Bléger
David Bléger
MPMark A. Peletier
Mark A. Peletier
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich
ASAlbert Schenning
Albert Schenning
Nature provides much inspiration for the design of materials capable of motion upon exposure to external stimuli, and many examples of such active systems have been created in the laboratory. However, to achieve continuous motion driven by an unchanging, constant stimulus has proven extremely challenging. Here we describe a liquid crystalline polymer film doped with a visible light responsive fluorinated azobenzene capable of continuous chaotic oscillatory motion when exposed to ambient sunlight in air. The presence of simultaneous illumination by blue and green light is necessary for the oscillating behaviour to occur, suggesting that the dynamics of continuous forward and backward switching are causing the observed effect. Our work constitutes an important step towards the realization of autonomous, persistently self-propelling machines and self-cleaning surfaces powered by sunlight.

15 December 2010 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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KJKrijn P. De Jong
Krijn P. De Jong
JZJovana Zečević
Jovana Zečević
Heiner FriedrichHeiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich
PJPetra E. de Jongh
Petra E. de Jongh
MBMetin Bulut
Metin Bulut
FFFrançois Fajula
François Fajula