Tri-layer conducting polymer actuators with variable dimensions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6524, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Minato, Rick ^a   Alici, Gürsel ^a   McGovern, Scott ^a   Spinks, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conducting polymer actuator; Geometry optimisation; Performance quantification

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYPYRROLES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

GEOMETRY OPTIMISATION; PERFORMANCE QUANTIFICATION; THICKNESS GEOMETRY; TRI-LAYER CONDUCTING POLYMER ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 34250204474     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.715456     Document Type: Conference Paper

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