Enhancement of actuation ability of ionic-type conducting polymer actuators using metal ion implantation

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-84

  Alici, Gursel ^a   Punning, Andres ^b   Shea, Herbert R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actuator performance enhancement; Electroactive polymer actuators; Electrode conductivity; Metal ion implantation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ABILITY; ACTUATOR PERFORMANCE; ADVERSE EFFECT; CHARGING TIME; CURRENT RESPONSE; DISPLACEMENT OUTPUT; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; ELECTROCHEMOMECHANICAL; ELECTRODE RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GOLD IONS; GOLD PARTICLES; MECHANICAL DISPLACEMENTS; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL WORK; OUTER SURFACE; POLYMER LAYERS; RESPONSE SPEED; TIME CONSTANTS; VACUUM PROCESSING;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; GOLD; ION IMPLANTATION; ION SOURCES; METAL IONS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYPYRROLES; VACUUM;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 79959682613     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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