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

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

In recent 20 years, electronic equipment has been develo** rapidly in the direction of light,
miniaturization, flexibility, and integration. It is urgent to meet the needs of matching energy …

Harvesting mechanical vibration energy in the surrounding medium is an attractive way to
provide sources for self-powered micro and nano devices. At nanoscale, the properties of …

Dielectric elastomers (DE) are widely used in several applications such as artificial muscles,
sensors or energy harvesters. Their hyperelastic nature complicates their design because of …

Inspired by biology and engineered soft active material systems, we propose a new
constitutive formulation for a soft material consisting of soft contractile fibers embedded in a …

Stretchable devices and components have emerged as a vital platform for wearable
electronics, biomedical sensors, and soft robotics. However, the soft‐rigid interfaces that …

Multilayer stack transducers made from dielectric elastomers (DEs) generate considerable
tensile forces and deformations when they are electrically stimulated. Hence, due to their …

Abstract The use of Electro-Active Polymers (EAPs) for the fabrication of evermore
sophisticated miniaturised soft robotic actuators has seen an impressive development in …

Purpose This paper introduces a novel analysis model for a sound energy harvester that
goes beyond the traditional methods based on piezoelectric or electromagnetic effects. The …