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Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Electrochemical actuation of porous silicon in aqueous electrolytesPorous silicon is highly versatile functional material. In this thesis two different electrochemistry-inspired approaches are developed and investigated to integrate an actuator functionality into porous silicon. The first approach aims to utilise electrochemo-mechanical coupling at the interface of a porous silicon electrode immersed in an aqueous electrolyte solution. The second approach comprises the integration of the electroactive, electrically conductive polymer polypyrrole into the porous silicon pore structure to create a hybrid material. Both approaches achieve a robust and highly reproducible actuation that follows the applied potential linear and whose work density compares well to classical piezo actuators.Publicationtype: Doctoral Thesis196 2895