Atomic origami |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, School of Engineering, RMIT University Melbourne, 3001, Australia;2. XIE Archi-Structure Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200092, China;1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, PR China;2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Soft Soil Characteristics and Engineering Environment, Tianjin, 300384, PR China;3. Tianjin Building Materials Academy, Tianjin, 300381, PR China;4. School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Here we summarize recent experimental work in the field of atomic origami: the folding of 3D structures from sheets that are just atoms thick. We highlight current techniques for folding at the microscale and provide scaling arguments as to why some approaches work better than others at small sizes. Finally, we point out that for folding structures made from 2D materials, miniaturization can extend another three orders of magnitude: current state of the art devices are microns in size while, as a platform, atomic membranes should be foldable down to the nanoscale. The ability to scale folding structures over a wide range in size could open diverse applications, from microscopic robots to new interfaces with biology. |
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| Keywords: | Origami-fabrication 2D materials Nanofabrication Meta-materials NEMS |
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