Enhanced Figures of Merit for a High-Performing Actuator in Electrostrictive Materials

The overall performance of an electrostrictive polymer is rated by characteristic numbers, such as its transverse strain, blocking force, and energy density, which are clearly limited by several parameters. Besides the geometrical impact, intrinsic material parameters, such as the permittivity coeff...

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Main Authors: Nellie Della Schiava, Kritsadi Thetpraphi, Minh-Quyen Le, Patrick Lermusiaux, Antoine Millon, Jean-Fabien Capsal, Pierre-Jean Cottinet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/3/263