PEDOT and PPy conducting polymer bilayer and trilayer actuators

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-470

  Zainudeen, U L ^a   Careem, M A ^a   Skaarup, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actuators; Bilayers; Multilayers; PEDOT; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; FILM PREPARATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMERS;

BILAYERS; MULTILAYERS; PEDOT; POLYPYRROLE; TRILAYER;

POLYPYRROLES;

EID: 51649085012     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.05.027     Document Type: Article

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