title: Optimizing the electrical energy conversion cycle of dielectric elastomer generators.
abstract: A strategy to control the electrical charge is developed to achieve high energy density of soft dielectric elastomer generators for energy harvesting. The strategy is analytically shown and experimentally demonstrated to produce the highest energy density ever reported for a soft generator.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shian
authors.forename: Jiangshui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Clarke
keywords: dielectric elastomers; electromechanical conversion cycle; energy harvesting; generators; soft matters