Synthesis and characterization of EDOT-based conducting polymer actuators

Nathan Vandesteeg; Peter Geoffrey A. Madden; John D. Madden; Patrick A. Anquetil; Ian Warwick Hunter

doi:10.1117/12.484418

28 July 2003 Synthesis and characterization of EDOT-based conducting polymer actuators

Nathan Vandesteeg, Peter Geoffrey A. Madden, John D. Madden, Patrick A. Anquetil, Ian Warwick Hunter

Proceedings Volume 5051, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.484418
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Freestanding films of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiopene), PEDOT, were synthesized electrochemically from a solution containing EDOT monomer, tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate, and water in propylene carbonate. The films were tested mechanically under constant stresses ranging from 0.6 to 2.1 MPa and subjected to various electrochemical waveforms while immersed in a bath containing propylene carbonate and an electrolyte. The characterization resulted in observations of ultimate linear strains of 2%, strain rates of 0.003 Hz, and strain to charge densities of 4 x 10^-10 m³/C, comparable to the conventional conducting polymer polypyrrole. In addition to the quantitative analysis, evidence of both anionic and cationic intercalation into the polymer is presented with a discussion of prospective mechanisms and consequences.

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Nathan Vandesteeg, Peter Geoffrey A. Madden, John D. Madden, Patrick A. Anquetil, and Ian Warwick Hunter "Synthesis and characterization of EDOT-based conducting polymer actuators", Proc. SPIE 5051, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (28 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.484418

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