Effect of electrolyte storage layer on performance of PPy-PVDF-PPy microactuators

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 810-816

  Gaihre, Babita ^a   Alici, Gursel ^a   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a   Cairney, Julie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrolyte storage layer; Ionic conductivity; Polypyrrole; PVDF thin film; Tip displacement; Trilayer microactuator

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ACTIVE POLYMERS; BENDING DISPLACEMENT; BENDING MOTION; BENDING STRESS; ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SWITCHING; ELECTROLYTE RESERVOIRS; ELECTROLYTE SALTS; FILM CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NON-POROUS FILMS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF FILMS; PVDF LAYERS; PVDF THIN FILM; SPIN CASTING; STORAGE LAYERS; TIP DISPLACEMENT; TRILAYERS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MICROACTUATORS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYPYRROLES; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 79957877053     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.01.053     Document Type: Article

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