Synthesis,characterization and actuation behavior of polyaniline‐coated electroactive paper actuators |
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| Authors: | Jaehwan Kim Sung‐Ryul Yun SD Deshpande |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for EAPap Actuator and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402‐751, South KoreaCenter for EAPap Actuator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun‐Dong, Nam‐Gu, Incheon 402‐751, South Korea;2. Center for EAPap Actuator and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402‐751, South Korea;3. National Chemical Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Division, Pune—41108, India |
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| Abstract: | This investigation deals with the synthesis, characterization and actuation behavior of conductive polyaniline‐coated electroactive paper actuators. The actuator is made by electrochemical deposition of conductive polyaniline on a cellulose paper. The aim of the investigation was to improve the bending displacement of electroactive paper actuators. The displacement outputs of the actuators show that a trilayer is better than a bilayer configuration. The nature of the dopant ion used in the electro‐generation affects the performance. A change in humidity plays a vital role in actuation performance of the actuators. Comparing the performance of electroactive paper actuators with and without a conductive polyaniline coating, the coating improves the displacement output threefold. Finally, the actuation principle mechanism is addressed. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry |
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| Keywords: | conducting polymer polyaniline electroactive polymer (EAP) bending actuator |
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