Enhancing the Electromechanical Coupling in Soft Energy Harvesters by Using Graded Dielectric Elastomers [PDF]
Micromachines, 2021 Soft dielectric elastomers can quickly achieve large deformations when they are subjected to electromechanical loads. They are widely used to fabricate a number of soft functional devices. However, the functions of soft devices are limited to the failure
Lingling Chen, Shengyou Yang
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A self healable dielectric elastomer artificial muscle [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsDielectric elastomers are soft electroactive polymers capable of large-strain actuation with the moniker artificial muscle. However, current dielectric elastomers exhibit limited operational stability when operated at strain and energy density in the ...
Jie Mao +8 more
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Temperature dependence of dielectric breakdown of silicone-based dielectric elastomers
International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2020 A large number of insulation/dielectric failures in power systems are related to thermally-induced dielectrical breakdown, also known as ‘thermal breakdown’, at higher operating temperatures.
Liyun Yu +3 more
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The rate dependence of the dielectric strength of dielectric elastomers
International Journal of Smart and Nano MaterialsElastomers are widely used in electronics and electrical devices, either as insulators or transducers. The insulation and actuation performance of elastomers are highly susceptible to their dielectric strength.
Xianghe Zheng +3 more
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Artificial Muscles: Electrostatic Actuation and Design Tradeoffs [PDF]
BiomimeticsArtificial muscles are an emerging class of actuators designed to mimic the compliant, efficient, and versatile behavior of biological muscles for fields including the following: soft robotics, prosthetics, wearable enhancements, haptic interfaces, and ...
Gabriel X. Colborn +8 more
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Crosslinking Methodology for Imidazole-Grafted Silicone Elastomers Allowing for Dielectric Elastomers Operated at Low Electrical Fields with High Strains [PDF]
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 Yi Nie, Liyun Yu, Skov Al
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Performance of a bionic Carangidae robot fish based on a dielectric elastomer material [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCarangidae fish feature streamlined, oval, or rhomboid bodies with flat and high sides, making them adept at swimming swiftly through water with minimal resistance.
Chenghong Zhang
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Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 2021 Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are electroactive polymers that could be used as soft actuators, stretchable generators and sensors. Their performance is dependent on both their mechanical and dielectric properties.
Ajeet Kumar, Karali Patra
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Dynamic variation of the dielectric permittivity of elastomers with mechanical constraints
AIP Advances, 2023 Elastomers are commonly used as insulators or actuators in important fields such as robotics and electronics. The performance of elastomers is strongly influenced by their dielectric permittivity while determining the dielectric permittivity of ...
Pan Jia, Xianghe Zheng, Jianyou Zhou
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Catastrophic Thinning of Dielectric Elastomers [PDF]
Physical Review Letters, 2017 We provide an energetic insight into the catastrophic nature of thinning instability in soft electroactive elastomers. This phenomenon is a major obstacle to the development of giant actuators, yet it is neither completely understood nor modeled accurately.
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