Piezoresistivity and electro-thermomechanical degradation of a conducting layer of nanoparticles integrated at the liquid crystal elastomer surface

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Chambers, Martin ^a   Zalar, Boštjan ^a   Remškar, Maja ^a   Finkelmann, Heino ^b   Žumer, Slobodan ^a,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOPARTICLES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STRAIN RATE;

CONDUCTING LAYERS; ELECTROTHERMOMECHANICAL DEGRADATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMER (LCE); PIEZORESISTIVITY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

CARBON; ELASTOMER; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DEGRADATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 42549092279     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/15/155501     Document Type: Article

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