The onset of compression induces wrinkling in actuation devices based on electroactive polymer thin films, which leads to a sudden decrease in performances and, eventually, to failure. Inspired by the classical tension field theory for thin membranes, we provide a general framework for the analysis of the insurgence of in-plane compressions. Our main result is the analytical deduction of a voltage-dependent domain of tensile configurations in the principal stretches plane.

Compression-induced failure of electroactive polymeric thin films / DE TOMMASI, Domenico; Puglisi, Giuseppe; Zurlo, G.. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0003-6951. - STAMPA. - 98:12(2011). [10.1063/1.3568885]

Compression-induced failure of electroactive polymeric thin films

DE TOMMASI, Domenico;PUGLISI, Giuseppe;
2011-01-01

Abstract

The onset of compression induces wrinkling in actuation devices based on electroactive polymer thin films, which leads to a sudden decrease in performances and, eventually, to failure. Inspired by the classical tension field theory for thin membranes, we provide a general framework for the analysis of the insurgence of in-plane compressions. Our main result is the analytical deduction of a voltage-dependent domain of tensile configurations in the principal stretches plane.
2011
Compression-induced failure of electroactive polymeric thin films / DE TOMMASI, Domenico; Puglisi, Giuseppe; Zurlo, G.. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0003-6951. - STAMPA. - 98:12(2011). [10.1063/1.3568885]
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