Electrochemical response in ionic polymer transducers: An experimental and theoretical study

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1173-1180

  Wallmersperger, Thomas ^a,b   Akle, Barbar J ^b   Leo, Donald J ^b   Kröplin, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Smart materials; B. Electrical properties; B. Modelling; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

CHARGE DENSITY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY;

DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; IONIC POLYMER TRANSDUCERS;

TRANSDUCERS;

BENDING; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; DENSITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMER;

EID: 39749129744     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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