Millimeter thick ionic polymer membrane-based IPMCs with bimetallic Pd-Pt electrodes

Viljar Palmre; Sung Jun Kim; Kwang Kim

doi:10.1117/12.879343

28 March 2011 Millimeter thick ionic polymer membrane-based IPMCs with bimetallic Pd-Pt electrodes

Viljar Palmre, Sung Jun Kim, Kwang Kim

Proceedings Volume 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011; 797615 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879343
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC) are a low-voltage driven Electroactive Polymers (EAP) that can be used as actuators or sensors. This paper presents a comparative study of millimeter thick ionic polymer membrane-based IPMCs with high-performance Pd-Pt electrodes and conventional Pt electrodes. IPMCs assembled with different electrodes are characterized in terms of electromechanical, -chemical and mechanolelectrical properties. The SEM and energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) analysis are used to investigate the distribution of deposited electrode metals in the cross-section of Pd-Pt IPMCs. The study shows that IPMCs assembled with millimeter thick ionic polymer membranes and bimetallic Pd-Pt electrodes are superior in mechanoelectrical sensing and, also, show considerably higher blocking forces compared to the conventional type of IPMCs. Blocking forces more than 30 grams are measured under 4V DC. However, the actuation response is slower than conventional IPMCs having approximately 0.2-0.3 mm thickness.

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Viljar Palmre, Sung Jun Kim, and Kwang Kim "Millimeter thick ionic polymer membrane-based IPMCs with bimetallic Pd-Pt electrodes", Proc. SPIE 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011, 797615 (28 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879343

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