Dielectric elastomer actuator with enhanced permittivity and strain

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7976, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Böse, Holger ^a   Uhl, Detlev ^a   Flittner, Klaus ^b   Schlaak, Helmut ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SILICATE RESEARCH ISC   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuation strain; Dielectric elastomer actuator; Electroactive polymers; Permittivity; Silicone elastomer

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION STRAIN; BARIUM TITANATE PARTICLES; BREAKDOWN FIELD; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATOR; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; MULTILAYER ACTUATORS; NANO METER RANGE; SHEAR LOADS; SILICONE ELASTOMER; SILICONE MATERIALS; SILICONE RUBBER; SINGLE LAYER; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; SPIN COATING PROCESS; TENSION AND COMPRESSION; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACTUATORS; BARIUM; COATINGS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILICONES;

BARIUM TITANATE;

EID: 79955888433     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.879808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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