Layer-by-layer self-assembled conductor network composites in ionic polymer metal composite actuators with high strain response

Sheng Liu; Reza Montazami; Yang Liu; Vaibhav Jain; Minren Lin; James R. Heflin; Q. M. Zhang

doi:10.1063/1.3179554

Layer-by-layer self-assembled conductor network composites in ionic polymer metal composite actuators with high strain response

Sheng Liu, Reza Montazami, Yang Liu, Vaibhav Jain, Minren Lin, James R. Heflin, Q. M. Zhang

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Abstract

We investigate the electromechanical response of conductor network composite (CNC) fabricated by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly method. The process makes it possible for CNCs to be fabricated at submicron thickness with high precision and quality. This CNCs exhibits high strain ∼6.8% under 4 V, whereas the RuO₂ /Nafion CNCs exhibit strain ∼3.3%. The high strain and submicron thickness of the LbL layers in an ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) yield large and fast actuation. The response time of a 26 μm thick IPMC with 0.4 μm thick LbL CNCs to step voltage of 4 V is 0.18 s.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	023505
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3179554
State	Published - 2009

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