journal article·2026-06

Converse Flexoelectric Actuation of Dielectric Elastomeric Structures

Shuwen Zhang, Yanyu Li, Yifan Li, Shiwei Yang, Minglong Xu

Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica· Volume 39· Issue 6
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