Reversible Control of In‐Plane Elastic Stress Tensor in Nanomembranes

Abstract

A new class of strain actuators is presented, which allows the three components of the in-plane stress tensor in a nanomembrane to be independently controlled. The functionality of the actuators is demonstrated using a semiconductor nanomembrane, whose light emission acts as a local and sensitive strain gauge. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.