Evaluation of macroscopic polarization and actuation abilities of electrostrictive dipolar polymers using the microscopic Debye/Langevin formalism

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Capsal, Jean Fabien ^a   Lallart, Mickaël ^a   Galineau, Jeremy ^a   Cottinet, Pierre Jean ^a   Sebald, Gaël ^a   Guyomar, Daniel ^a  

^a University de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ABILITY; BOLTZMANN STATISTICS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DIPOLE ORIENTATION; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD RESPONSE; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE; ELECTROSTRICTIVE COEFFICIENTS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA; LOW FREQUENCY; MACROSCOPIC POLARIZATION; MAXWELL FORCE; MICROSCOPIC PARAMETER; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; POLYMERIC SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FORECASTING; PERMITTIVITY;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84860718794     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/20/205401     Document Type: Article

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