Thickness dependence of curvature, strain, and response time in ionic electroactive polymer actuators fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Montazami, Reza ^a   Liu, Sheng ^b   Liu, Yang ^b   Wang, Dong ^c   Zhang, Qiming ^b   Heflin, James R ^c  

^a State University   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR MOTION; BENDING CURVATURE; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; FAST RESPONSE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH STRAINS; INTRINSIC STRAIN; IONIC ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; LAYER-BY-LAYER SELF-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE; LIMITING FACTORS; MECHANICAL STRAIN; NAFION MEMBRANE; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; IONIC LIQUIDS; NEGATIVE IONS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 79958851766     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3590166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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