Platinum Nanowire Actuator: Metallic Artificial Muscles
S. Lu, K. Sivakumar and B. Panchapakesan
University of Delaware, US
Keywords:
actuator, nanowire, carbon nanotube
Abstract:
In this paper, we have fabricated platinum nanowires by using carbon nanotube as templates and have shown its applications for nanoactuation using electro-chemical actuation techniques.The strain response of the nanowire is measured and a total strain amplitude of 0.18% is acquired compared to the 0.15% for platinum nanoparticle actuator that was reported. To date, this is the first platinum nanowire actuator.
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