Variable thickness IPMC: Capacitance effect on energy harvesting

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1129, Issue , 2009, Pages 213-224

  Tiwari, Rashi ^a   Kim, Sang Mun ^a   Kim, Kwang J ^a  

^a University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE EFFECT; DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRODE THICKNESS; ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION; ENERGY HARVESTING; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; MANUFACTURING TIME; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; METAL MOLD; NAFION FILM; THIN METALS; VARIABLE THICKNESS;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CHARGING (BATTERIES); HARVESTING; HOT PRESSING; METALS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PALLADIUM;

METAL PRESSING;

EID: 70449558951     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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