Ion distribution in ionic electroactive polymer actuators

Yang Liu; Caiyan Lu; Stephen Twigg; Jun-Hong Lin; Gokhan Hatipoglu; Sheng Liu; Nicholas Winograd; Q. M. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.880528

29 March 2011 Ion distribution in ionic electroactive polymer actuators

Yang Liu, Caiyan Lu, Stephen Twigg, Jun-Hong Lin, Gokhan Hatipoglu, Sheng Liu, Nicholas Winograd, Q. M. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011; 79762O (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880528
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Ionic electroactive polymer (i-EAP) actuators with large strain and low operation voltage are extremely attractive for applications such as MEMS and smart materials and systems. In-depth understanding of the ion transport and storage under electrical stimulus is crucial for optimizing the actuator performance. In this study, we show the dominances of ion diffusion charge and we perform direct measurements of the steady state ion distribution in charged and frozen actuators by using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). High temperature actuators that consist Aquivion ionomer membrane and high melting temperature ionic liquid 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium chloride (BMMI-Cl]) served in this study. Electrical impedance, I-V characteristics, and potential step charging of the actuator are characterized at 25°C and 100°C. The conductivity of the actuator is 0.3mS/cm at 100°C and 2.9μS/cm at 25°C, respectively. The electrochemical window of the device is 3V and a 2mm tip displacement is observed under 2.5V 0.2Hz at 100°C. A semi-quantitative depth profile of the relative ion concentration in charged and frozen actuators is measured by ToF-SIMS. The result shows that, unlike semiconductors, ions do not deplete from the electrodes with same signs. Due to a strong cluster effect between the ions, Cl- and BMMI+ accumulate near both cathode and anode. Furthermore, the profile indicates that the ion size difference causes the BMMI+ space charge layers (~6um) much thicker than those of Cl- (~0.5um).

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Yang Liu, Caiyan Lu, Stephen Twigg, Jun-Hong Lin, Gokhan Hatipoglu, Sheng Liu, Nicholas Winograd, and Q. M. Zhang "Ion distribution in ionic electroactive polymer actuators", Proc. SPIE 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011, 79762O (29 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880528

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