Modeling of thickness effect and polarization saturation in electrostrictive polymers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 171-172, Issue , 2012, Pages 739-746

  Lallart, Mickaël ^a   Capsal, Jean Fabien ^a   Kanda, Masae ^a   Galineau, Jérémy ^a   Guyomar, Daniel ^a   Yuse, Kaori ^a   Guiffard, Benoît ^a,b  

^a University de Lyon   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Actuators; Electroactive polymers; Electrostriction; Polarization saturation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ABILITY; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EXCITATION; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROSTRICTIVE POLYMERS; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES; INTERFACE EFFECT; LARGE STRAINS; LOW COSTS; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SATURATION EFFECTS; STRAIN RESPONSE; SURFACE EFFECT; THICKNESS EFFECT;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTRICTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLARIZATION; THICK FILMS;

PERMITTIVITY;

EID: 84864281200     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.05.065     Document Type: Article

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