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An Electroactive, Tunable, and Frequency Selective Surface Utilizing Highly Stretchable Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Based on Functionally Antagonistic Aperture Control
Author(s) -
Choi JunHo,
Ahn Jaeho,
Kim JinBong,
Kim YoungCheol,
Lee JungYong,
Oh IlKwon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201503726
Subject(s) - materials science , elastomer , actuator , dielectric elastomers , dielectric , aperture (computer memory) , tunable metamaterials , electroactive polymers , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , composite material , polymer , electrical engineering , acoustics , physics , metamaterial , engineering
An active, frequency selective surface utilizing a silver‐nanowire‐coated dielectric elastomer with a butterfly‐shaped aperture pattern is realized by properly exploiting the electroactive control of two antagonistic functions (stretching vs compression) on a patterned dielectric elastomer actuator.