Transparent Flexible Polymer Actuator with Enhanced Output Force Enabled by Conductive Nanowires Interlayer

Hydrophilic Poly(vinylidene Fluoride) Film with Enhanced Inner Channels for Both Water- and Ionic Liquid-Driven Ion-Exchange Polymer Metal Composite Actuators

(2019) Dongjie Guo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Emerging Material Technologies for Haptics

(2019) Shantonu Biswas et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Direct Detection of Local Electric Polarization in the Interfacial Region in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites

(2019) Simin Peng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2018) Nellie Della Schiava et al.   Polymers

Improved Energy Storage Performance of Linear Dielectric Polymer Nanodielectrics with Polydopamine coated BN Nanosheets

(2018) Jian Wang et al.   Polymers

Fabrication of ionic polymer metal composite for bio-actuation application: sputtering and electroless plating methods

(2018) Matin Sadat Saneei Mousavi et al.   Materials Research Express

Sandwich-structured all-organic composites with high breakdown strength and high dielectric constant for film capacitor

(2018) Lu Wang et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Influence of Plasticizers on the Electromechanical Behavior of a P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) Terpolymer: Toward a High Performance of Electrostrictive Blends

(2017) Nellie Della Schiava et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Development of large-movements and high-force electrothermal bimorph actuators based on aligned carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composites

(2017) Keiichi Shirasu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

On the impact of self-clearing on electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators

(2017) Saad Ahmed et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Hydraulic hydrogel actuators and robots optically and sonically camouflaged in water

(2017) Hyunwoo Yuk et al.   Nature Communications

High energy conversion efficiency conducting polymer actuators based on PEDOT:PSS/MWCNTs composite electrode

(2017) Dongxing Wang et al.   RSC Advances

Compositional tailoring effect on electric field distribution for significantly enhanced breakdown strength and restrained conductive loss in sandwich-structured ceramic/polymer nanocomposites

(2017) Yifei Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ultrahigh electric displacement and energy density in gradient layer-structured BaTiO3/PVDF nanocomposites with an interfacial barrier effect

(2017) Yifei Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Flexible, transparent and high dielectric-constant fluoropolymer-based nanocomposites with a fluoride-constructed interfacial structure

(2017) Li Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

NaNbO 3 two-dimensional platelets induced highly energy storage density in trilayered architecture composites

(2017) Zhongbin Pan et al.   Nano Energy

Multidirectional Artificial Muscles from Nylon

(2016) Seyed M. Mirvakili et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multilayer Dielectric Elastomers for Fast, Programmable Actuation without Prestretch

(2016) Mihai Duduta et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enhanced electromechanical performances in plasticizer modified electrostrictive polymers

(2016) Xunqian Yin et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Large-Deformation Curling Actuators Based on Carbon Nanotube Composite: Advanced-Structure Design and Biomimetic Application

(2015) Luzhuo Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Large-Strain, Multiform Movements from Designable Electrothermal Actuators Based on Large Highly Anisotropic Carbon Nanotube Sheets

(2015) Qingwei Li et al.   ACS Nano

Ultrafast All-Polymer Electrically Tunable Silicone Lenses

(2015) Luc Maffli et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Versatile Soft Grippers with Intrinsic Electroadhesion Based on Multifunctional Polymer Actuators

(2015) Jun Shintake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Significantly Enhanced Breakdown Strength and Energy Density in Sandwich-Structured Barium Titanate/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanocomposites

(2015) Yifei Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Harvesting temperature fluctuations as electrical energy using torsional and tensile polymer muscles

(2015) Shi Hyeong Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Haptic feedback using an all-organic electroactive polymer composite

(2015) F. Ganet et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Effect of Ag nanoparticle concentration on the electrical and ferroelectric properties of Ag/P(VDF-TrFE) composite films

(2015) Haemin Paik et al.   Scientific Reports

Modulation of topological structure induces ultrahigh energy density of graphene/Ba 0.6 Sr 0.4 TiO 3 nanofiber/polymer nanocomposites

(2015) Yang Shen et al.   Nano Energy

A comprehensive investigation of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer nanocomposites with carbon black for electrostrictive applications

(2014) Xunqian Yin et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Influence of Stacking Morphology and Edge Nitrogen Doping on the Dielectric Performance of Graphene–Polymer Nanocomposites

(2014) Mahmoud N. Almadhoun et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Exploring Strategies for High Dielectric Constant and Low Loss Polymer Dielectrics

(2014) Lei Zhu   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior from Strong Physical Pinning in a Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene) Random Terpolymer

(2014) Lianyun Yang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A spongy graphene based bimorph actuator with ultra-large displacement towards biomimetic application

(2014) Ying Hu et al.   Nanoscale

Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

(2014) C. S. Haines et al.   SCIENCE

Significantly enhanced dielectric property in PVDF nanocomposites flexible films through a small loading of surface-hydroxylated Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3nanotubes

(2014) Shaohui Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Flexible and Transparent Dielectric Film with a High Dielectric Constant Using Chemical Vapor Deposition-Grown Graphene Interlayer

(2013) Jin-Young Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Carbon Nanotube and Graphene-based Bioinspired Electrochemical Actuators

(2013) Lirong Kong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Novel polymer ferroelectric behavior via crystal isomorphism and the nanoconfinement effect

(2013) Lianyun Yang et al.   POLYMER

Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications

(2013) Choonghee Jo et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors

(2013) C. Keplinger et al.   SCIENCE

Nano-structured smart hydrogels with rapid response and high elasticity

(2013) Lie-Wen Xia et al.   Nature Communications

Improving the dielectric constants and breakdown strength of polymer composites: effects of the shape of the BaTiO3 nanoinclusions, surface modification and polymer matrix

(2012) Yu Song et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Enhanced dielectric and ferroelectric properties induced by dopamine-modified BaTiO3 nanofibers in flexible poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) nanocomposites

(2012) Yu Song et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Novel Ferroelectric Polymers for High Energy Density and Low Loss Dielectrics

(2012) Lei Zhu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Graphene/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites with high dielectric constant and low percolation threshold

(2012) Ping Fan et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Past achievements and future challenges in the development of optically transparent electrodes

(2012) Klaus Ellmer   Nature Photonics

High-Performance, Low-Voltage, and Easy-Operable Bending Actuator Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites

(2011) Luzhuo Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Nano- and microsize effect of CCTO fillers on the dielectric behavior of CCTO/PVDF composites

(2011) Wenhu Yang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Solution Processable Low-Voltage Organic Thin Film Transistors with High-k Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer as Gate Insulator

(2011) Jinhua Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Emerging Transparent Electrodes Based on Thin Films of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Metallic Nanostructures

(2011) David S. Hecht et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biphasic Polymer Blends Containing Carbon Nanotubes: Heterogeneous Nanotube Distribution and Its Influence on the Dielectric Properties

(2011) Jin-Kai Yuan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Field-Activated Electroactive Polymers

(2011) Zhongyang Cheng et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Structure-induced high dielectric constant and low loss of CNF/PVDF composites with heterogeneous CNF distribution

(2010) L L Sun et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanocomposites with increased energy density through high aspect ratio PZT nanowires

(2010) Haixiong Tang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

An Inside-Out Approach to Storing Electrostatic Energy

(2009) Stephen Ducharme   ACS Nano

Ferroelectric polymer/silver nanocomposites with high dielectric constant and high thermal conductivity

(2009) Xingyi Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Metal Ion Implantation for the Fabrication of Stretchable Electrodes on Elastomers

(2008) Samuel Rosset et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanocomposites of Ferroelectric Polymers with TiO2Nanoparticles Exhibiting Significantly Enhanced Electrical Energy Density

(2008) Junjun Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Dielectric Permittivity and Low Percolation Threshold in Nanocomposites Based on Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplates

(2008) Fuan He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electrical Energy Storage in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Surface-Functionalized BaTiO3Nanoparticles

(2008) Junjun Li et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS