Electromechanical instability and oscillating deformations in electroactive polymer films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  De Tommasi, D ^a   Puglisi, G ^a   Zurlo, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER FILMS; ELECTROMECHANICAL INSTABILITY; ENERGETIC APPROACH; EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION; INHOMOGENEITIES;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

PHYSICS;

EID: 84872315030     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4772956     Document Type: Article

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