Disc-Shaped IPMC for use in energy harvesting

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7289, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Tiwari, R ^a   Kim, K J ^a  

^a University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Ionic polymer

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTER; ENERGY HARVESTING; HOT-PRESS METHOD; IONIC POLYMER; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL;

MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HARVESTING;

EID: 67149136838     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.816100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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