Carbon nanotubes enhanced bimorph effect of U-shaped flexure cantilever beam actuators made from polyethylene terephthalate and polymethyl methacrylate

U-shaped cantilever actuators made from PET and PMMA exhibit a bimorph effect upon radiation heating and beam always moves toward PMMA side with maximum displacement and displacing rate measured to be 2100 μ m and 35 μ m s ^−1 . This number increases to 3300 μ m and 55 μ m s ^−1 while PET surfaces a...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Jung Tsai, Huang-Chao Chang, Yung-Kai Yang, Wen-Kuang Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/acabb3