Electro-actuation characteristics of Cl2 and SF6 plasma-treated IPMC actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Saher, Saim ^a   Kim, Woojin ^a   Moon, Sungwon ^a   Kim, H Jin ^a   Kim, Yong Hyup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION FORCE; ACTUATION PROPERTY; ACTUATION TESTS; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROLESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; LARGE DEFLECTION; OPERATIONAL LIFE; PLASMA TREATMENT; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; SEM; SURFACE APPEARANCE; THICK ELECTRODES;

ACTUATORS; CAPACITANCE; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PLASMAS; PLATING; PLATINUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SURFACE RESISTANCE;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 78649249843     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/10/105013     Document Type: Article

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