Electrochemical actuation properties of a novel solution-processable polythiophene

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1830-1836

  Wu, Yanzhe ^a,b   Ballantyne, Amy M ^b   Wagner, Pawel ^c   Zhou, Dezhi ^a,b   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a,b   Officer, David ^a,b   Wallace, Gordon G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actuators; Conducting polymers; Solution processing; Terthiophenes; Thiophenes

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; POLYMER FILMS; STRAIN;

ANODIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATION; SOLUTION PROCESSING;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 35548946136     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2007.08.041     Document Type: Article

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