Dielectric elastomer materials for actuators and energy harvesting

Dorina M. Opris; Martin Molberg; Frank Nüesch; Christiane Löwe; Christian Walder; Beatrice Fischer

doi:10.1117/12.880358

28 March 2011 Dielectric elastomer materials for actuators and energy harvesting

Dorina M. Opris, Martin Molberg, Frank Nüesch, Christiane Löwe, Christian Walder, Beatrice Fischer

Proceedings Volume 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011; 79760G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880358
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The success of dielectric elastomer materials in actuator technology as well as in energy harvesting is much influenced by the material parameters, e.g. breakdown field, dielectric constant, and elastic modulus which have a direct impact on the driving voltage. By increasing the dielectric constant of a material the activation voltage can be decreased, however this increase is very often associated with a decrease in the breakdown field. In this proceeding, dielectric elastomer materials based on polydimethylsiloxanes with increased strain at break and high breakdown fields are presented.

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Dorina M. Opris, Martin Molberg, Frank Nüesch, Christiane Löwe, Christian Walder, and Beatrice Fischer "Dielectric elastomer materials for actuators and energy harvesting", Proc. SPIE 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011, 79760G (28 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880358

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