Self-healing electrodes for dielectric elastomer actuators

被引：51

作者：

Michel, Silvain ^{[2
]}

Chu, Bryan T. T. ^{[1
]}

Grimm, Sascha ^{[1
]}

Nueesch, Frank A. ^{[1
]}

Borgschulte, Andreas ^{[3
]}

Opris, Dorina M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Empa, Swiss Fed Labs Mat Sci & Technol, Lab Funct Polymers, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

[2] Empa, Swiss Fed Labs Mat Sci & Technol, Lab Mech Syst Engn, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

[3] Empa, Swiss Fed Labs Mat Sci & Technol, Lab Hydrogen & Energy, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

来源：

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY | 2012年 / 22卷 / 38期

关键词：

GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE;

D O I：

10.1039/c2jm32228e

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

A conductive, printable and stretchable composite based on 20 wt% reduced graphite nanoplatelets in silicone to be used as the electrode in dielectric elastomer actuators was developed. It has a sheet resistance of 0.1 k Omega square(-1) and a low modulus of elasticity. Additionally, it is able to self-heal the actuator after a breakdown and thus increases significantly its lifetime and reliability. Such an actuator can be operated repeatedly and reversibly at voltages below and above the voltage of the first breakdown. The actuator can suffer many breakdowns and is able to self-heal again and again without loss of performance.

引用

页码：20736 / 20741

页数：6

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