Experimental and numerical investigation of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers - Part I: Experimental investigations

Mehnert M, Faber J, Hossain M, Chester SA, Steinmann P (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids Elsevier

Book Volume: 96

Article Number: 104651

DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104651

Abstract

Electro-active polymers (EAPs) have the ability to undergo large deformations upon the stimulation by an electric field. They offer new design possibilities in a variety of applications, such as simple soft and flexible actuators, stretchable sensors, and energy harvesters. In the subclass of dielectric elastomers, the operation principle relies on the Coulomb forces between charged electrodes that deform the soft polymer. As the forces are dependent on the permittivity of the dielectric, the addition of filler particles with a high permittivity is a promising approach to increase the overall electro-mechanical coupling. This contribution presents the results of various mechanical and electro-mechanical experiments conducted with the silicone Elastosil P 7670^TM filled with Barium-Titanate particles. These experiments are performed in such a fashion that the obtained results are well suited for the identification of the necessary material parameters of an electro-viscoelastic modeling approach in Part II of this contribution (Mehnert et al. Submitted).

Authors with CRIS profile

Markus Mehnert Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik Jessica Faber Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik Paul Steinmann Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik

Additional Organisation(s)

Graduiertenkolleg 2495 Energiekonvertierungssysteme: von Materialien zu Bauteilen (Energy Conversion Systems: From Materials to Devices)

Involved external institutions

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

United States (USA) (US) Swansea University

United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Mehnert, M., Faber, J., Hossain, M., Chester, S.A., & Steinmann, P. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers - Part I: Experimental investigations. European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids, 96. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2022.104651

MLA:

Mehnert, Markus, et al. "Experimental and numerical investigation of the electro-mechanical response of particle filled elastomers - Part I: Experimental investigations." European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids 96 (2022).

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