Improvement of electromechanical actuating performances of a silicone dielectric elastomer by dispersion of titanium dioxide powder

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 835-843

  Carpi, Federico ^a   De Rossi, Danilo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b University of Pisa ^*

Author keywords

Composite; Dielectric elastomer; Electromechanical actuator; High dielectric constant; Silicone; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; TITANIUM DIOXIDES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PERMITTIVITY; POLYMERS; SILICON; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 27744536734     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2005.1511110     Document Type: Article

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