title: Tuning of structural color using a dielectric actuator and multifunctional compliant electrodes.
abstract: We have developed electrically conducting silicone elastomer nanocomposites that serve both as compliant electrodes in an electrostatic actuator and, at the same time, as optically active elements creating structural color. We demonstrate the capabilities of our setup by actuating an elastomeric diffraction grating and colloidal-crystal-based photonic structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
authors.forename: Zhao H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Punckt
authors.forename: Eva Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Hannes C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Schniepp
authors.forename: Ilhan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Aksay