Jae‐Hun Jeong

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Jae-Hun Jeong is a leading researcher in the field of soft robotics and advanced actuator materials, with a particular focus on carbon nanotube-based artificial muscles. His most notable contribution is the development of a carbon nanotubes–elastomer actuator that is driven electrothermally by low voltage, a breakthrough published in 2019 that has garnered 33 citations. This actuator achieves a remarkable tensile contraction of 30.5% within approximately 3 seconds under an applied stress of 3.1 MPa at just 5 V DC. Critically, Jeong demonstrated that the maximum work capacity of this device reaches 23.4 MPa under isobaric conditions—an extraordinary 110 times greater than that of typical mammalian skeletal muscles. This work addresses a key challenge in the field: enabling high-performance, low-voltage actuation for practical applications. By achieving such high work capacity and rapid response at safe, low voltages, Jeong’s actuator represents a promising candidate for real-world use in prosthetics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, positioning him as an innovator in translating nanomaterial science into functional, high-power artificial muscle systems.

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   Carbon nanotubes–elastomer actuator driven electrothermally by low-voltage

   33 citations · 2019

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