Characterization and Mechanical Behavior of a Tri-layer Polymer Actuator

摘要：

Electrochemical synthesis of a tri-layer polypyrrole based actuator optimized for performance and stability was reported. 0.05M pyrrole and 0.05M 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 a duration of 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 continuity between PPy and PVDF. Results predicted by the model were in good agreement the experimental data.

关键词： Conducting polymers Actuators Synthesis Mechanical behaviour Modelling

作者: Akif Kaynak Chunhui Yang Yang C.Lim Abbas Kouzani

作者单位: School of Engineering,Deakin University,Geelong 3217,Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Second International Conference on Advanced Textile Materials & Manufacturing Technology(第二届先进纺织材料及加工技术国际会议)

会议地点: 杭州

会议语种:英文

页码: 415-419

在线出版日期: 2010-10-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）