Comparative displacement study of bilayer actuators comprising of conducting polymers, fabricated from polypyrrole, poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene) or poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene)

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 193, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-53

  Gaihre, Babita ^a   Ashraf, Syed ^a   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^a   Innis, Peter C ^a   Wallace, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bilayer actuators; Conducting polymers; Displacement; Ionic liquid; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene); Poly(3,4 propylenedioxythiophene); Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOVEMENT; BILAYER ACTUATORS; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DISPLACEMENT; DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES; DISPLACEMENT PATTERNS; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; IMIDAZOLIUM; POLY(3 ,4-PROPYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PPRODOT); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYPYRROLE (PPY); STRESS GRADIENT; SYNTHESIZED POLYMERS;

ACTUATORS; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUIDS; LITHIUM; POLYPYRROLES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84873837806     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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