Silicone rubbers for dielectric elastomers with improved dielectric and mechanical properties as a result of substituting silica with titanium dioxide

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 268-289

  Yu, Liyun ^a   Skov, Anne Ladegaard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

dielectric permittivity; electrical breakdown; mechanical properties; silicone rubber; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FILLERS; HIGH-K DIELECTRIC; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTICS; SILICA; SILICONES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VISCOSITY;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DYNAMIC VISCOSITIES; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; LIQUID SILICONE RUBBERS; NANO-SIZED TITANIUM DIOXIDE; RELATIVE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; SILICONE RUBBER;

RUBBER;

EID: 84957439996     PISSN: 19475411     EISSN: 1947542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2015.1119216     Document Type: Article

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