Reversible heat-induced microwrinkling of PEDOT:PSS nanofilm surface over a monodomain liquid crystal elastomer

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 572, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-49

  Greco, Francesco ^a   Domenici, Valentina ^b   Romiti, Stefano ^a,c   Assaf, Tareq ^a,d   Zupančič, Blaž ^e,f,g   Milavec, Jerneja ^e   Zalar, Boštjan ^e,f,g   Mazzolai, Barbara ^a   Mattoli, Virgilio ^a  

^a Center for Micro BioRobotics at SSSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^f Centre of Excellence NAMASTE   (Slovenia)

^g EN FIST Centre of Excellence   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Actuation; bending; composite; conductive polymer; Joule heating; liquid crystal elastomer; PEDOT:PSS; soft actuation; surface; wrinkling

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; PEDOT:PSS; SOFT ACTUATION; WRINKLING;

BENDING (FORMING); COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ELASTOMERS; FILM PREPARATION; JOULE HEATING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; PLASTICS; SURFACES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84876168504     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2012.763208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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