A Solution-Processed High-Temperature, Flexible, Thin-Film Actuator.

Wang, Chengwei; Wang, Yanbin; Yao, Yonggang; Luo, Wei; Wan, Jiayu; Dai, Jiaqi; Hitz, Emily; Fu, Kun Kelvin et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A bilayer actuator made of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride (BN) is developed that can withstand high temperatures. The bilayer actuator can be powered quickly to a temperature up to 2000 K within 100 ms and can operate at frequencies from sub-Hertz to about 30 Hz due to the low heat capacity of the thin CNT layer.