A Flemion-based actuator with ionic liquid as solvent

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Jin ^a   Xu, Chunye ^a   Taya, Minoru ^a   Kuga, Yasuo ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC LIQUIDS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITY; FLEMION-BASED ACTUATORS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 33947116405     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/2/S03     Document Type: Article

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