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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Antal I. Jakli, Kent, OH (US);
John Ernest Harden, Jr., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Samuel Sprunt, Hudson, OH (US);
James T. Gleeson, Kent, OH (US);
Peter Palffy-muhoray, Kent, OH (US);
Antal I. Jakli, Kent, OH (US);
John Ernest Harden, Jr., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Samuel Sprunt, Hudson, OH (US);
James T. Gleeson, Kent, OH (US);
Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Kent, OH (US);
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Abstract
There are provided methods for creating energy conversion devices based on the giant flexoelectric effect in non-calamitic liquid crystals. By preparing a substance comprising at least one type of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules and stabilizing the substance to form a mechanically flexible material, flexible conductive electrodes may be applied to the material to create an electro-mechanical energy conversion device which relies on the giant flexoelectric effect to produce electrical and/or mechanical energy that is usable in such applications as, for example, power sources, energy dissipation, sensors/transducers, and actuators.