Large conversion of energy in dielectric elastomers by electromechanical phase transition

Theory of dielectric elastomers

(2013) Zhigang Suo   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

Giant, voltage-actuated deformation of a dielectric elastomer under dead load

(2012) Jiangshui Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Rotating turkeys and self-commutating artificial muscle motors

(2012) Benjamin M. O’Brien et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Microfabrication and characterization of an array of dielectric elastomer actuators generating uniaxial strain to stretch individual cells

(2012) S Akbari et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Dielectric elastomers: Stretching the capabilities of energy harvesting

(2012) Roy D. Kornbluh et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Complex interplay of nonlinear processes in dielectric elastomers

(2012) Matthias Kollosche et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Dielectric elastomer actuators under equal-biaxial forces, uniaxial forces, and uniaxial constraint of stiff fibers

(2012) Tongqing Lu et al.   Soft Matter

Bioinspired Tunable Lens with Muscle-Like Electroactive Elastomers

(2011) Federico Carpi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Method for measuring energy generation and efficiency of dielectric elastomer generators

(2011) Rainer Kaltseis et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Mechanisms of large actuation strain in dielectric elastomers

(2011) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Electromechanical phase transition in dielectric elastomers

(2011) R. Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Harnessing snap-through instability in soft dielectrics to achieve giant voltage-triggered deformation

(2011) Christoph Keplinger et al.   Soft Matter

An integrated, self-priming dielectric elastomer generator

(2010) Thomas McKay et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Dielectric Elastomer Generators: How Much Energy Can Be Converted?

(2010) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Stretching Dielectric Elastomer Performance

(2010) F. Carpi et al.   SCIENCE

Maximal energy that can be converted by a dielectric elastomer generator

(2009) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission

(2009) G. Kovacs et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

The static actuation of dielectric elastomer actuators: how does pre-stretch improve actuation?

(2008) Guggi Kofod   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Propagation of instability in dielectric elastomers

(2007) Jinxiong Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES