Fabrication and characterization of solid state conducting polymer actuators

Jian Xie; Jose-Maria Sansinena; Junbo Gao; Hsing-Lin Wang

doi:10.1117/12.537978

27 July 2004 Fabrication and characterization of solid state conducting polymer actuators

Jian Xie, Jose-Maria Sansinena, Junbo Gao, Hsing-Lin Wang

Proceedings Volume 5385, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537978
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We report here the fabrication and characterization of solid-state conducting polymer actuators. The electrochemical activity of polyaniline (PANI) thin film coated with solid-state polyelectrolyte is very similar to the polyaniline thin film in an aqueous solution. The solid-state actuator is adhered to a lever arm of a force transducer and the force generation is measured in real time. The force generated by the actuator is found to be length dependent. However, the overall torque generated by the actuators with different lengths remains essentially the same. The effect of stimulation signals such as voltage, and current, on the bending angle and displacement is also studied using square wave potential.

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Jian Xie, Jose-Maria Sansinena, Junbo Gao, and Hsing-Lin Wang "Fabrication and characterization of solid state conducting polymer actuators", Proc. SPIE 5385, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (27 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537978

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