title: Edge effect of strained bilayer nanofilms for tunable multistability and actuation.
abstract: We employed both theoretical and computational models supported by experiments to study the multistable behavior of an edge-effect driven Si/Cr micro-claw. Our study showed that individual micro-claws demonstrate either monostability or bistability as the magnitude of the edge effect is varied.
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-6825
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authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu and Department of Engineering Mechanics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China. lizhang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk.
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA. ldong@egr.msu.edu.
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authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. zi.chen@dartmouth.edu.
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authors.lastname: Chen