Nanoporous carbide-derived carbon material-based linear actuators

Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-25

  Torop, Janno ^a   Arulepp, Mati ^b   Leis, Jaan ^a,b   Punning, Andres ^a   Johanson, Urmas ^a   Palmre, Viljar ^a   Aabloo, Alvo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Carbon Nanotech Ltd   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Carbide derived carbon; Electroactive Polymer (EAP) actuator; Ionic liquid; Linear actuator; Porous carbon

Indexed keywords

1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE; CARBIDE DERIVED CARBON; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DILATOMETRIC EFFECTS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL EVALUATIONS; POROUS CARBONS; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE;

CARBIDES; CARBON; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACES;

LINEAR ACTUATORS;

EID: 84888397349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma3010009     Document Type: Article

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