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IET Nanodielectrics, 2022 Dielectric elastomers (DEs) could transduce electrical energy to mechanical energy, but their applications are currently limited by the elevated driving voltages.
Liyuan Yu +3 more
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Fully Polymeric Domes as High-Stroke Biasing System for Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 The availability of compliant actuators is essential for the development of soft robotic systems. Dielectric elastomers (DEs) represent a class of smart actuators which has gained a significant popularity in soft robotics, due to their unique mix of ...
Julian Neu +9 more
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Energies, 2022 Energy generation using dielectric elastomers (DE) has received a great deal of attention due to their light weight, low cost, and high efficiency. This method is an environmentally friendly system that generates electricity without emitting carbon ...
Seiki Chiba, Mikio Waki
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A Thermo-Electro-Viscoelastic Model for Dielectric Elastomers. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a class of electro-active polymers (EAPs) that can deform under electric stimuli and have great application potential in bionic robots, biomedical devices, energy harvesters, and many other areas due to their outstanding ...
Qin B, Zhong Z, Zhang TY.
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Super soft silicone elastomers with high dielectric permittivity [PDF]
, 2015 Dielectric elastomers (DEs) have many favourable properties. The obstacle of high driving voltages, however, limits the commercial viability of the technology at present. Driving voltage can be lowered by decreasing the Young’s modulus and increasing the
Skov, Anne Ladegaard +7 more
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Spatial Structure Design toward Dielectric Elastomers by Separating Charge Centers in Chain Segments
, 2023 Decorating the backbone of dielectric elastomers (DEs) with polar functionalities is an important practice that increases the total charge quantity of the chain segments, allowing DEs to have high dielectric permittivity (ε′).
Jianguo Mi (1697245) +9 more
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Dielectric elastomers, with very high dielectric permittivity, based on silicone and ionic interpenetrating networks [PDF]
, 2015 Dielectric elastomers (DEs), which represent an emerging actuator and generator technology, admittedly have many favourable properties, but their high driving voltages are one of the main obstacles to commercialisation.
Skov, Anne Ladegaard +3 more
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Evaluation of dielectric elastomers to develop materials suitable for actuation
, 2021 International audienceCommercial dielectric elastomers and their modification methods are reviewed. A method is proposed to overcome the complex interdependency of their properties allowing quick comparison and selection of suitable materials for soft ...
Nguyen, Giao +10 more
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A simple method for reducing inevitable dielectric loss in high-permittivity dielectric elastomers [PDF]
, 2016 Commercial viability of dielectric elastomers (DEs) is currently limited by a few obstacles, including high driving voltages (in the kV range). Driving voltage can be lowered by either decreasing the Young's modulus or increasing the dielectric ...
Skov, Anne Ladegaard +3 more
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Advanced Acrylate Dielectric Elastomers with Large Actuation Strains at Very Low Electric Field
, 2022 Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are widely studied as artificial muscles due to their large actuation strain and fast electromechanical response. Currently, the commonly used acrylate DEs require high prestretching and are subjected to a high actuation ...
Yu Zhao (104852) +5 more
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