Electrically activated paper actuators

Jaehwan Kim; Yung B. Seo; Sang H. Choi

doi:10.1117/12.469358

13 November 2002 Electrically-activated paper actuators

Jaehwan Kim, Yung B. Seo, Sang H. Choi

Proceedings Volume 4934, Smart Materials II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469358
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Smart Materials, Nano-, and Micro- Smart Systems, 2002, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

This paper presents electrically activated paper actuators that can produce a large displacement in the presence of electrical field. This active material is termed as electro-active paper (EAPap). EAPap is made with a chemically treated paper by constructing thin electrodes on both sides of the paper. When 2kV/mm of excitation voltage was applied, more than 3mm of tip displacement was observed out of the 30 mm long paper beam. The principle that dictates the actuation of EAPap seems to be more based on ionic migration effect associated with the reaction of the constituents of the paper. Details of the experiments and results are addressed.

Citation Download Citation

Jaehwan Kim, Yung B. Seo, and Sang H. Choi "Electrically-activated paper actuators", Proc. SPIE 4934, Smart Materials II, (13 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469358

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available