Carbon nanotube based electrostrictive element
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Tsinghua University
InventorsCHANG-HONG LIU, LU-ZHUO CHEN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
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Abstract
An carbon nanotube based electrostrictive element includes two electrostrictive layers spaced with each other, an electrical connector, and two electrodes. The two electrostrictive layers are electrically connected to each other at a first side, and spaced and insulated from each other at a second side via the electrical connector. The two electrodes are located at the second side and electrically connected respectively to the two electrostrictive layers.
Claims17
A carbon nanotube based electrostrictive element comprising:
- two electrostrictive layers electrically connected to each other at a first side, and spaced and insulated from each other at a second side, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side, the two electrostrictive layers are substantially parallel to each other and spaced from each other, and the two electrostrictive layers extend from the first side to the second side, wherein each of the two electrostrictive layers comprises a flexible polymer matrix and a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed in the flexible polymer matrix, and the plurality of carbon nanotubes are interconnected with each other forming a conductive network;
- an electrical connector located at the first side, wherein the two electrostrictive layers are electrically connected to each other via the electrical connector at the second side;
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- two electrodes located at the second side, wherein the two electrodes are electrically connected respectively to the two electrostrictive layers.
An carbon nanotube based electrostrictive element comprising:
- two electrostrictive layers electrically connected to each other at a first side;
- an insulating layer having a length shorter than a length of each of the two electostrictive layers, wherein the insulating layer is sandwiched between the two electostrictive layers, and the two electrostrictive layers are separated and insulated from each other at a second side by the insulating layer, the first side is opposite to the second side, the two electrostrictive layers are substantially parallel to each other, and the two electrostrictive layers extend from the first side to the second side;
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- two electrodes located at the second side, wherein the two electrodes are electrically connected respectively to the two electrostrictive layers.
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