Cyclic performance of viscoelastic dielectric elastomers with solid hydrogel electrodes
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Bai, Yuanyuan
Jiang, Yanhui
Chen, Baohong
Chiang Foo, Choon
Zhou, Yongcun
Xiang, Feng
Zhou, Jinxiong
Wang, Hong
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Bai, Yuanyuan, Yanhui Jiang, Baohong Chen, Choon Chiang Foo, Yongcun Zhou, Feng Xiang, Jinxiong Zhou, Hong Wang, and Zhigang Suo. 2014. “Cyclic Performance of Viscoelastic Dielectric Elastomers with Solid Hydrogel Electrodes.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 104 (6) (February 10): 062902. doi:10.1063/1.4865200.Abstract
Hydrogels containing electrolyte can work as ionic conductors to actuate dielectric elastomer (DE) artificial muscles. Based on a popular design of a circular actuator, we study theoretically and experimentally the cyclic performance of acrylic DE actuators with solid hydrogel electrodes. The viscoelasticity of solid electrodes constrains the maximum strain that is attainable for one cycle of triangular voltage, and it also diminishes the accumulated increment of the maximum strain after many cycles of loadings.Other Sources
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