Cyclic performance of viscoelastic dielectric elastomers with solid hydrogel electrodes

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作者
Bai, Yuanyuan [1 ]
Jiang, Yanhui [2 ]
Chen, Baohong [2 ]
Foo, Choon Chiang [3 ]
Zhou, Yongcun [1 ]
Xiang, Feng [1 ]
Zhou, Jinxiong [2 ]
Wang, Hong [1 ]
Suo, Zhigang [4 ]
机构
[1] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Elect & Informat Engn, Int Ctr Dielect Res, Elect Mat Res Lab, Xian 710049, Peoples R China
[2] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Aerosp, Int Ctr Appl Mech, State Key Lab Strength & Vibrat Mech Struct, Xian 710049, Peoples R China
[3] Inst High Performance Comp, Singapore 138632, Singapore
[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Kavli Inst Bionano Sci & Technol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
ACTUATORS; TRANSPARENT; STRAIN; LENS;
D O I
10.1063/1.4865200
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
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. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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