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Synthesis, characterization and analytical modelling of mechanical behavior of a conducting polymer actuator

Kaynak, Akif, Yang, Chunhui and Kouzani, Abbas 2010, Synthesis, characterization and analytical modelling of mechanical behavior of a conducting polymer actuator, Materials science forum, vol. 654-656, pp. 2467-2470.

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Title Synthesis, characterization and analytical modelling of mechanical behavior of a conducting polymer actuator
Author(s) Kaynak, Akif
Yang, Chunhui
Kouzani, Abbas
Journal name Materials science forum
Volume number 654-656
Start page 2467
End page 2470
Total pages 4
Publisher Trans Tech Publications
Place of publication Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland
Publication date 2010-06-30
ISSN 1662-9752
1422-6375
0255-5476
Keyword(s) actuators
conducting polymers
synthesis
mechanical behaviour
modelling
Summary Electrochemical synthesis of a tri-layer polypyrrole based actuator optimized for performance was reported. The 0.05 M pyrrole and 0.05 M tetrabutylammonium hexaflurophosphate in propylene carbonate (PC) yielded the optimum performance and stability. The force produced ranged from 0.2 to 0.4mN. Cyclic deflection tests on PC based actuators for 3 hours indicated that the displacement decreased by 60%. PC based actuator had a longer operating time, exceeding 3 hours, compared to acetonitrile based actuators. A triple-layer model of the polymer actuator was developed based on the classic bending beam theory by considering strain electrode material. A tri-layer actuator was fabricated [4, 6], by initially sputter coating a PVDF film with approximately 100nm of gold layer, resulting in a conductive film with a surface resistance of 8-10Ω. The PVDF film was about ~145µm thick had an approximate pore size of 45μm. A solution containing 0.05M distilled pyrrole monomer, 0.05M (TBAPF6) and 1% (w/w) distilled water in PC (propylene carbonate) solution was purged with nitrogen for 15 minutes. The continuity between PPy and PVDF. Results predicted by the model were in good agreement with the experimental data.
Language eng
Field of Research 091306 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
091209 Polymers and Plastics
Socio Economic Objective 861599 Instrumentation not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
HERDC collection year 2010
Copyright notice ©2010, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029370

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Engineering
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