Effect of anion type in the performance of ionic liquid/poly(vinylidene fluoride) electromechanical actuators

The bending movement of the IL/PVDF composites is correlated to their degree of crystallinity, mechanical properties and ionic conductivity value and the best value of bending response (0.53%) being found for IL/PVDF composite with 40 wt% of [C6mim][Cl] at an applied voltage of 10 V square signal.