Ionomer design for augmented charge transport in novel ionic polymer transducers

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Duncan, Andrew J ^a   Akle, Barbar J ^b   Long, Timothy E ^a   Leo, Donald J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS AND SENSORS; CASTING PROCESS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCTION; FILM STABILITY; IONIC POLYMER TRANSDUCERS; IONOMERIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE FORMATION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS; SULFONATED POLYSULFONE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONOMERS; IONS; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLYMERS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 70350682042     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/10/104005     Document Type: Article

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