Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7149082 | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Actuators were developed using activated multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-ionic liquid (IL) gel electrodes, and were compared with non-activated MWCNT- and single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based actuators, in terms of their electrochemical and electromechanical properties. Furthermore, the effects of variations in the IL on the electrochemical and electromechanical properties of the activated MWCNT-NH2/IL gel electrode actuators were investigated. The performance of the activated MWCNT-NH2 polymer actuator surpassed that of the SWCNT actuator, in terms of the strain and maximum generated stress. For the MWCNT-NH2 actuators, the strain and maximum generated stress were dependent on the IL species.
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Authors
Naohiro Terasawa, Ken Mukai, Kinji Asaka,