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

This paper applies a semi-analytical polynomial method (SAPM) to solve the mechanical
governing equations of nonlinear static and dynamic deformations, free and forced …

Dielectric elastomers represent a class of electroactive polymers that are capable of
undergoing large reversible deformations when driven electrically. Pneumatically connected …

Soft dielectric elastomers (SDEs) represent a category of intelligent electroactive materials
utilized in electro-mechanical actuation technology. The dynamic performance of these …

This paper studies the nonlinear vibration of a dielectric elastomer balloon considering both
the strain-stiffening and the second invariant of the Cauchy-Green deformation tensor. To …

Dielectric elastomers are a compelling class of electro-active materials that show great
promise for large-deformation actuation, sensing, and energy generation applications. In …

Dielectric elastomers are smart soft systems that belong to electroactive polymers.
Microbeam resonators have been introduced as a new application of the dielectric …

Limiting chain extensibility is a characteristic that plays a vital role in the stretching of highly
elastic materials. The Gent model has been widely used to capture this behaviour, as it …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are an emerging type of soft actuator that show many
advantages including large actuation strains, high energy density and high theoretical …

In recent years, the static and dynamic response of micro/nanobeams made of
hyperelasticity materials received great attention. In the majority of studies in this area, the …