ULTRA-HIGH ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY STORAGE IN HYBRID METAL-OXIDE INFILTRATED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

摘要

An understanding of the mechanical properties of materials at nanometer length scales, including a material's ability to store and release elastic strain energy, is of great significance in the effective miniaturization of actuators, sensors and resonators for use in micro-/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) as well as advanced development of artificial muscles for locomotion in soft robots. The measure of a material's ability to store and release elastic strain energy, the modulus of resilience (R), is a crucial parameter in realizing such advanced mechanical actuation technologies.