LAPSE:2021.0390
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LAPSE:2021.0390
Fabrication of Macroporous Nafion Membrane from Silica Crystal for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator
May 24, 2021
Nafion membrane with macropores is synthesized from silica crystal and composited with Pt nanoparticles to fabricate macroporous ionic polymer-metal composite (M-IPMC) actuator. M-IPMC shows highly dispersed small Pt nanoparticles on the porous walls of Nafion membrane. After the electromechanical performance test, M-IPMC actuator demonstrates a maximum displacement output of 19.8 mm and a maximum blocking force of 8.1 mN, far better than that of IPMC actuator without macroporous structure (9.6 mm and 2.8 mN) at low voltages (5.8−7.0 V). The good electromechanical performance can be attributed to interconnected macropores that can improve the charge transport during the actuation process and can allow the Pt nanoparticles to firmly adsorb, leading to a good electromechanical property.
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ionic polymer-metal composite actuator, macroporous structure, nafion membrane, nanocomposites, nanoparticles, silica crystal
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Zhang X, Wang M, Li M, Zhang M, Zhang C. Fabrication of Macroporous Nafion Membrane from Silica Crystal for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0390
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Zhang X: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Wang M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Li M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Zhang M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Zhang C: School of Materials Science & Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Materials Laminating Fabrication and Interface Control Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Wang M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Li M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Zhang M: School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Zhang C: School of Materials Science & Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Materials Laminating Fabrication and Interface Control Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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Processes
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8
Issue
11
Article Number
E1389
Year
2020
Publication Date
2020-10-31
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2227-9717
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PII: pr8111389, Publication Type: Journal Article
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