Enhancement of the electromechanical transduction properties of a silicone elastomer by blending with a conjugated polymer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6927, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Carpi, F ^a   Gallone, G ^a   Galantini, F ^a   De Rossi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuator; Blend; Conjugated polymer; Dielectric constant; Dielectric elastomer; Dielectric permittivity; Electromechanical transduction; Silicone

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PERMITTIVITY; SILICONES;

CONJUGATED POLYMER; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER; ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCTION;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 44349111883     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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