Dielectric elastomers and compliant metal electrode technology

Proceedings of the Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 368-373

  Jones, R W ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Lassen, Benny ^a   Sarban, Rahimullah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANFOSS A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELASTOMER FILMS; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; ELECTROMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; FAST RESPONSE; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; METAL ELECTRODES;

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; PLASTICS;

RUBBER;

EID: 77954293516     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MELCON.2010.5476257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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