Carbon nanotube and polyaniline composite actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 626-632

  Tahhan, May ^a   Truong, Van Tan ^b   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a   Wallace, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELASTIC MODULI; REDOX REACTIONS; STRAIN;

ACTUATOR MATERIALS; NON-FARADAIC ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARGING; POLYANILINE; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0041387374     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/4/313     Document Type: Article

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