Nanoporous carbide-derived carbon based actuators modified with gold foil: Prospect for fast response and low voltage applications

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 629-634

  Torop, Janno ^a   Sugino, Takushi ^b   Asaka, Kinji ^b   Jänes, Alar ^a   Lust, Enn ^a   Aabloo, Alvo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuator; Carbide derived carbon (CDC); Ionic liquid; Low voltage

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE DERIVED CARBON; CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; FAST RESPONSE; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; GOLD FOILS; GOLD LAYER; HIGH FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE; LOW VOLTAGES; LOW-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; NANO-POROUS; NANOPOROUS CARBONS; POLYMER-SUPPORTED; RELAXATION TIME CONSTANT; STRAIN LEVELS;

CARBIDES; CARBON; ELASTICITY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GOLD; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYMERS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 84856212455     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.10.079     Document Type: Article

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