Compliant electrode materials for dielectric elastomer actuator

• Main Author: Tan, Adrian Wei Yee
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50230
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent years, many materials have been tested and used as complaint electrodes for dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA). They include conductive grease/powder and thin metallic film. Compliant electrodes are stretchable and conductive at high strains. Plain thin metallic film has been reported to...