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Improvement of electrostrictive properties of a polyether-based polyurethane elastomer filled with conductive carbon black

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In this paper, the electrostrictive properties of polyether-based polyurethane elastomer and its corresponding composites filled with conductive carbon black (CB) were studied by measuring the thickness strain SZ induced by external electric fields E.
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This article is published in Composites Science and Technology.The article was published on 2011-04-12 and is currently open access. It has received 105 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Electrostriction & Dielectric.

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Multiscale-structuring of polyvinylidene fluoride for energy harvesting: the impact of molecular-, micro- and macro-structure

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Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials

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Q1. What contributions have the authors mentioned in the paper "Improvement of electrostrictive properties of a polyether-based polyurethane elastomer filled with conductive carbon black" ?

In this paper, the influence of carbon black fillers on the electrical, mechanical and electromechanical properties of polyurethane elastomers was investigated.