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Highly compliant transparent electrodes

2012; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 101; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.4742889

1520-8842

Samuel Shian, Roger M. Diebold, Alena McNamara, David R. Clarke,

Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Adaptive optical devices based on electric field induced deformation of dielectric elastomers require transparent and highly compliant electrodes to conform to large shape changes. Electrical, optical, and actuation properties of acrylic elastomer electrodes fabricated with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and silver nanowires (AgNWs) have been evaluated. Based on these properties, a figure of merit is introduced for evaluating the overall performance of deformable transparent electrodes. This clearly indicates that SWCNTs outperform AgNWs. Under optimal conditions, optical transparency as high as 91% at 190% maximum actuation strain is readily achievable using SWCNT electrodes.