Electrothermal actuation based on carbon nanotube network in silicone elastomer

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 26, 2008, Pages

  Chen, L Z ^b   Liu, C H ^a   Hu, C H ^b   Fan, S S ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SILICONES;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS (DEA); ELECTRIC POWERS; ELECTRO THERMAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTRO THERMAL ACTUATORS; LONGITUDINAL ACTUATORS; LOWER VOLTAGES; MAXIMAL STRAIN; NANO TUBE; NANOTUBE LOADING; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 46649110975     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2955513     Document Type: Article

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