Algorithmic lattice kirigami: A route to pluripotent materials

作者：Sussman Daniel M; Cho Yigil; Castle Toen; Gong Xingting; Jung Euiyeon; Yang Shu; Kamien Randall D^*

来源：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015, 112(24): 7449-7453.

DOI：10.1073/pnas.1506048112

• topological defects
• origami
• pluripotent

We use a regular arrangement of kirigami elements to demonstrate an inverse design paradigm for folding a flat surface into complex target configurations. We first present a scheme using arrays of disclination defect pairs on the dual to the honeycomb lattice; by arranging these defect pairs properly with respect to each other and choosing an appropriate fold pattern a target stepped surface can be designed. We then present a more general method that specifies a fixed lattice of kirigami cuts to be performed on a flat sheet. This single pluripotent lattice of cuts permits a wide variety of target surfaces to be programmed into the sheet by varying the folding directions.

• 出版日期2015-6-16