Abstract:Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are prone to failure by pull-in instability. However, this work showed that DEAs, which were immersed in a silicone oil bath (Dow Corning Fluid 200 50cSt), can survive the pull-instability and operates beyond the pull-in voltage. Membrane DEAs (VHB 4905), which were pre-stretched bi-axially at 200% strain and immersed in the oil bath, survived a very high field strength (>800 MV/m) and demonstrated areal strains up to 140%. The dielectric strength, achieved in the immersio… Show more
Cu/CuxO/PDMS films with 15 wt% content of Cu/CuxO exhibited a significantly higher breakdown strength due to the presence of a CuxO layer as the insulating layer, which blocks the formation of conductive networks and reduces the dielectric loss.
Cu/CuxO/PDMS films with 15 wt% content of Cu/CuxO exhibited a significantly higher breakdown strength due to the presence of a CuxO layer as the insulating layer, which blocks the formation of conductive networks and reduces the dielectric loss.
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