Electrochemistry of electromechanical actuators based on carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids

Kinji Asaka; Ken Mukai; Takushi Sugino; Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka; Toribio Fernández Otero

doi:10.1117/12.2009350

9 April 2013 Electrochemistry of electromechanical actuators based on carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids

Kinji Asaka, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino, Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka, Toribio Fernández Otero

Proceedings Volume 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013; 86871U (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009350
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we have developed electrochemical and electromechanical kinetic model of a bucky-gel actuator which is composed of an ionic liquid (IL) gel electrolyte layer sandwiched by electrode layers based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and ILs. The electrochemical model can be applied to the electromechanical effect only due to the electric double-layer (DL) charging, or due to both the DL charging and redox reaction of SWNTs. The model was compared with the experimental results of the bucky-gel actuators.

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Kinji Asaka, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino, Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka, and Toribio Fernández Otero "Electrochemistry of electromechanical actuators based on carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids", Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 86871U (9 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009350

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