Experimental study on the dielectric properties of polyacrylate dielectric elastomer

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Qiang, Junhua ^a   Chen, Hualing ^a   Li, Bo ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; ELECTRICAL FREQUENCY; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL FACTORS; INFLUENCING FACTOR; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PICTURES;

DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELASTOMERS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84863054667     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/2/025006     Document Type: Article

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