Dielectric elastomeric bimorphs using electrolessly deposited silver electrodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chun Kiat, Simon Goh ^a   Lau, Gih Keong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DRIVING VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION; LATERAL STRAIN; METALIZED FILMS; METALLIC THIN FILMS; PASSIVE LAYER; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SILVER ELECTRODE; UNEVEN SURFACES;

ACTUATORS; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRODES; METALLIZING; PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILICONES; SILVER;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 77953274828     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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