Performance improvement of an ionic polymer-metal composite actuator by parylene thin film coating

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1540-1546

  Kim, Seong Jun ^a   Lee, In Taek ^a   Lee, Ho Young ^a   Kim, Yong Hyup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADHESION; ARGON; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVAPORATION; POSITIVE IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS;

IMPERMEABILITY; IONIC POLYMER; METAL ELECTRODES; PARYLENE THIN FILM COATING; WATERPROOF MATERIALS;

COATINGS;

EID: 33846066320     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/6/005     Document Type: Article

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