Effects of thinner compliant electrodes on self-clearability of dielectric elastomer actuators

• Main Authors: Lau, Gih-Keong, Shiau, Li-Lynn, Chua, Soo-Lim
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Dielectric Elastomer Actuator; Self-clearing Mechanism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145886
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A metalized plastic capacitor stands a higher chance to clear faults when embodied with thinner electrodes. However, it is not clear whether the same thickness effect applies to carbon-based compliant electrodes in clearing the defects in dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA). This experimental study...