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Polymer ion-gel-actuators comprising carbon materials as electrodes and ion-gels as electrolytes have been prepared and demonstrated to be operable at low voltages under atmospheric conditions. In order to develop a new ion-gel actuator as an alternative to a conventional polymer actuator, we modified the electrode gel by changing the types of carbon materials and polymer network consisted of ion-gel synthesized by living-like radical polymerization route.
The actuator utilizing activated carbon as an electrode material exhibited the maximum displacement of ca. 0.35 mm at ± 1.5 V. The difference in the surface area and electric conductivity of the carbon materials greatly affected the actuator performance. The ion-gel composites were prepared by mixing the obtained triblock copolymer (SMS) and ionic liquid ([C2mim][NTf2]). The ion-gel actuator using this composite exhibited improved performance in terms of displacement in comparison with the conventional ion-gel actuator.
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Kokubo, H., Watanabe, M. (2010). Development of a Polymer Actuator Utilizing Ion-Gel as Electrolyte. In: Higuchi, T., Suzumori, K., Tadokoro, S. (eds) Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-991-6_27
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