Soft actuators based on poly(3-alkyl thiophene) films upon electrochemical oxidation and reduction

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 374, Issue , 2002, Pages 513-520

  Fuchiwaki, Masaki ^a   Takashima, Wataru ^a,b   Kaneto, Keiichi ^a,b  

^a Found of Osaka Sci Technol Center   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Electrochemistry; Polyaniline; Polypyrrole; Polythiophene; Soft actuators

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; POLYPYRROLES; REDUCTION; THIN FILMS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; POLYANILINE; POLYTHIOPHENE; SOFT ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0042290341     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250210420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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