Poly(ethylene oxide) in polypyrrole doped dodecylbenzenesulfonate: characterisation and linear actuation

被引:3
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作者
Rudolf Kiefer [1 ]
Khadka, Roshan [2 ,3 ]
Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Ton Duc Thang Univ, Fac Appl Sci, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
[2] Univ Auckland, Polymer Elect Res Ctr, Sch Chem Sci, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
[3] MacDiarmid Inst Adv Mat & Nanotechnol, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
关键词
PPy/DBS; PEO 5% and 15%; isotonic ECMD; aqueous electrolyte; cyclic voltammetry; SEM micrographs; EDX; energy dispersive X-ray; POLYETHYLENE OXIDE;
D O I
10.1504/IJNT.2018.098435
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We show improvement in linear actuation properties of polypyrrole-doped dodecylbenzenesulfonate (PPy/DBS) by incorporating varying amounts of polyethylene oxide (5 wt % or 15 wt %) into PPy during electroploymerisation (PPy/DBS-PEO). Knowing that pristine PPy/DBS linear actuators in aqueous electrolytes are driven by cation ingress during reduction, the actuation properties are studied in isotonic (length change) mode of electro-chemo-mechanical-deformation (ECMD) measurements. Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy revealed that PEO is incorporated in PPy/DBS films. ECMD studies revealed a three-fold improvement in electronic conductivity for the PPyDBS-PEO 15% film that also demonstrated improved strain of 7% in comparison to the strain of PPy/DBS film of 1.9%.
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页码:689 / 694
页数:6
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