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Modelling of Multilayer Perforated Electrodes for Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Seshadri Reddy Nagireddy,
Karnati Kumar Sai Charan,
Rishabh Bhooshan MishraOpen the ORCID record for Rishabh Bhooshan Mishra[Opens in a new window] and
Aftab M. HussainOpen the ORCID record for Aftab M. Hussain[Opens in a new window]
Seshadri Reddy Nagireddy
Affiliation:
Center for VLSI and Embedded System Technologies (CVEST), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Telangana-500032, India.
Karnati Kumar Sai Charan
Affiliation:
Center for VLSI and Embedded System Technologies (CVEST), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Telangana-500032, India.
Rishabh Bhooshan Mishra
Affiliation:
Center for VLSI and Embedded System Technologies (CVEST), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Telangana-500032, India.
Aftab M. Hussain*
Affiliation:
Center for VLSI and Embedded System Technologies (CVEST), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Telangana-500032, India.
*
*E-mail: aftab.hussain@iiit.ac.in
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Abstract

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), which are inherently complaint capacitors, are emerging as pseudo-muscular actuators with a wide range of applications. In order to achieve high stretchability for large DEA actuation, carbon nanotube (CNT) and other 1D materials-based electrodes are used to maintain conductance at large strains. These electrodes are typically fabricated using spray coating or filter transfer method and resemble a perforated electrode under high magnification. Hence, there can be a loss of field and stray capacitance when multiple layers of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based electrodes are used. This study investigates the effect of microscopic perforations on the nature of electric fields and on the capacitance of multi-layered CNT-based DEA structures with various dimensions and geometric properties of the electrodes. It has been found that the capacitance decreases with increase in the perforations however its effect is limited for a reasonable coverage. The change in normalized is found to be negligible (∼5%) for an electrode coverage area of over 90%, however, the maximum output work reduces by 18.2%. This analysis is important to develop robust and reliable CNT-based DEA structures, without using excessive CNTs which can lead to increased mechanical stiffness of the electrodes.

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actuationelastic propertieslayered

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MRS Advances , Volume 5 , Issue 14-15: Soft Materials and Biomaterials , 2020, pp. 765 - 771
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