Taut states of dielectric elastomer membranes

► Determination of admissible taut domains for electroactive membranes. ► Analysis of the natural strain and taut states for electroactivated domains. ► Stability analysis of electroactive membranes. ► Dependence of admissible domains from the elastic properties of the membrane. ► Insurgence of localization: non-convex energies and non-convex taut domains.