Charge localization instability in a highly deformable dielectric elastomer
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Arnold, Nikita
Bauer, Siegfried
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Lu, Tongqing, Christoph Keplinger, Nikita Arnold, Siegfried Bauer, and Zhigang Suo. 2014. “Charge Localization Instability in a Highly Deformable Dielectric Elastomer.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 104 (2) (January 13): 022905. doi:10.1063/1.4862325.Abstract
This paper shows that a highly deformable capacitor made of a soft dielectric and two conformal electrodes can switch between two states discontinuously, by a first-order transition, as the total charge varies gradually. When the total charge is small, it spreads evenly over the area of the capacitor, and the capacitor deforms homogeneously. When the total charge is large, it localizes in a small region of the capacitor, and this region thins down preferentially. The capacitor will survive the localization without electrical breakdown if the area of the electrode is small. Such a bistable system may lead to useful devices.Other Sources
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