Effect of mechanical pre-stretch on the stabilization of dielectric elastomer actuation

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Hualing ^a   Qiang, Junhua ^a   Hu, Shulin ^a   Zhu, Zicai ^a   Wang, Yongquan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL STRETCH; BREAKDOWN STRENGTHS; CRITICAL VOLTAGES; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MICROSCOPIC VIEWS; NON-LINEAR STIFFENING; PULL-IN INSTABILITY; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

DEFORMATION; ELASTOMERS; STABILIZATION;

PLASTICS;

EID: 79953662755     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/15/155301     Document Type: Article

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