Increased actuation rate of electromechanical carbon nanotube actuators using potential pulses with resistance compensation

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 549-555

  Barisci, Joseph N ^a   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a   Wallace, Gordon G ^a   Madden, John D ^b   Baughman, Ray H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; STRAIN RATE;

CARBON NANOTUBE SHEETS; ELECTROMECHANICAL CARBON NANOTUBE ACTUATORS; POTENTIAL PULSES; RESISTANCE COMPENSATION;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0042389521     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/4/306     Document Type: Article

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