Michael Wegener

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research — Germany

Engineering · Physical Sciences

30h-index3.6kcitations129works1.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Dielectric materials and actuators(73), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials(72), High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena(40), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials(14), Conducting polymers and applications(10)

Publications129 total

Optimization of the room-temperature electrocaloric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers (55/45 mol. %) by means of electron irradiation
Journal of Applied Physics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Surface wettability modification of polymers for use in electrocaloric heat pumps
Surface and Coatings Technology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
New types of reflective periodical structures in the material with bulk photoalignment of LC polymer using UV polarization holography
Optical Materials·2024· 1 cited
A Novel Digitalization Approach for Smart Materials – Ontology‐Based Access to Data and Models
Advanced Engineering Materials·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators: processing and characterization in an out-of-plane actuator configuration
2024· 2 cited
HTA342 Real World Evidence in German HTA: The Challenges of Comparative Routine Practice Data Collection (ABD) for Early Benefit Assessment (AMNOG)
Value in Health·2023
Generation of sub-micrometer surface relief gratings in an azobenzene-containing material using a 355 nm laser
Optical Materials·2022· 9 cited
Inkjet printing and characterization of applied electrodes for dielectric elastomer transducer
2020· 7 cited
Continuously tunable polymer membrane laser
Optics Express·2019· 13 citedOpen Access
Low voltage driven dielectric membrane actuators integrated into fast switching electronic circuit boards
Smart Materials and Structures·2019· 6 cited
Deep surface relief grating in azobenzene-containing materials using a low-intensity 532 nm laser
Optical Materials X·2019· 10 citedOpen Access
Bragg polarization gratings used as switchable elements in AR/VR holographic displays
2018· 5 cited
Holographic Structuring of Elastomer Actuator: First True Monolithic Tunable Elastomer Optics
Advanced Materials·2017Open Access
Holographic Structuring of Elastomer Actuator: First True Monolithic Tunable Elastomer Optics
Advanced Materials·2016· 6 cited
Effects of temperature on electromechanical properties and ultrasonic performance of piezoelectric cellular PP films
Sensors and Actuators A Physical·2016· 3 cited
Crosslinkage of polymethylhydrosiloxanes utilizing a diallyl functionalized nitroaniline derivative
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2016· 2 cited
Conventional elastomers doped with benzophenone derivatives as effective media for all-optical fabrication of tunable diffraction elements
RSC Advances·2016· 6 cited
Novel Effective Approach for the Fabrication of PDMS‐Based Elastic Volume Gratings
Advanced Optical Materials·2015· 40 cited
Silicone films with high stiffness and increasing permittivity through dipole-grafting
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2015
Improved actuation strain of PDMS-based DEA materials chemically modified with softening agents
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE·2015· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Reimund Gerhard(32), Werner Wirges(20), Mika Paajanen(7), Axel Mellinger(5), Enis Tuncer(5), Larissa Zirkel(4), Peter Frübing(4), Robert Schulze(4), Hartmut Krüger(3), Thomas Geßner(3), Michael Heinrich(3), Martynas Sborikas(3), M. Willander(2), Siegfried Bauer(2), Björn Kussmaul(2), Sebastian Risse(2), Guggi Kofod(2), Brigitte Tiersch(2), Peng Fang(2), Xunlin Qiu(2)