In the last decade, there has been a growing trend towards flexible body wave energy
converters (WECs) enabled by rubber-like elastomeric composite membrane structures that …

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

A paradigm shift has emerged over the last decade pointing to an exciting research area
dealing with the harnessing of elastic structural instabilities for'smart'purposes in a variety of …

Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …

The development of intrinsically stretchable electronics poses great challenges in
synthesizing elastomeric conductors, semiconductors and dielectric materials. While a wide …

A hybrid piezo-dielectric vibration energy harvester (PDVEH) with a self-priming circuit
(SPC) is proposed and explored in this paper for passive vibration energy harvesting without …

Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) are a class of capacitive solid-state devices that
employ highly stretchable dielectrics and conductors to convert mechanical energy into high …

Widely used as insulators, capacitors, and transducers in daily life, soft dielectrics based on
polymers and polymeric gels play important roles in modern electrified society. Owning to …

Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) formed by clinging a pre-stretched
dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane to the compliant frame possess both material and …

Clean, renewable and abundant sources of energy, such as the vast energy of ocean
waves, are untapped today, because no technology exists to convert such mechanical …