Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are a type of multifunctional materials with salient features that
are very attractive in develo** soft, lightweight, and small-scale transducers and robotics …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

In this paper, we present a theoretical model for the analysis of large magneto-deformation
and the anti-plane shear wave bandgaps in 2D periodic two-phase hard magnetic soft …

By employing periodic electrical boundary conditions, an innovative method to generate
actively tunable topologically protected interface mode in a “homogeneous” piezoelectric …

Hard-magnetic soft materials belong to the class of active materials that undergo finite
deformation and alter their material properties when subjected to magnetic loading …

Active tuning of elastic wave band gaps received significant attention in the recent past. To
this end, soft dielectric elastomers (DEs) have indicated great promise owing to their …

Controlling band gaps of phononic crystals in real time through external stimuli (eg
mechanical loadings, electric fields, and magnetic fields) shows potential applications in …

The research interest on phononic crystals now takes a new turn towards the acoustic/elastic
analogies of the quantum concepts, eg, the quantum Hall, quantum spin Hall and quantum …

Metamaterials (MMs), which include phononic crystals (PCs) as a particular type, exhibit
anomalous wave propagation properties through artificial design of topologies or lattice …

Compared to traditional robots, soft robots have more intriguing performance. Dielectric
elastomer actuators (DEAs) are the key components of soft robots. Analyzing various …