Actuation abilities of multiphasic electroactive polymeric systems

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Lallart, Mickaël ^a   Capsal, Jean Fabien ^a   Mossi Idrissa, Abdoul Kader ^a   Galineau, Jérémy ^a   Kanda, Masae ^a   Guyomar, Daniel ^a  

^a University de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ABILITY; BIPHASIC SYSTEMS; CROSSING POINT; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROSTRICTIVE POLYMERS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PHASE CONTRIBUTION; PHASE RATIOS; POLYMERIC SYSTEMS; SATURATION EFFECTS; STRAIN RESPONSE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84870952015     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4764337     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. B. R. Hahn and J. H. Wendorff, Piezo- and pyroelectricity in polymer blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(methyl methacrylate)., Polymer 26 (11), 1611-1618 (1985). 10.1016/0032-3861(85)90272-1
2. Z.-Y. Wang, H.-Q. Fan, K.-H. Su, X. Wang, and Z.-Y. Wen, Structure, phase transition and electric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride- trifluoroethylene) copolymer studied with density functional theory., Polymer 48 (11), 3226-3236 (2007). 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.04.015
3. M. Uchida and M. Taya, Solid polymer electrolyte actuator using electrode reaction., Polymer 42 (22), 9281-9285 (2001). 10.1016/S0032-3861(01)00457-8
4. J. Lin, Y. Liu, and Q. M. Zhang, Charge dynamics and bending actuation in Aquivion membrane swelled with ionic liquids., Polymer 52 (2), 540-546 (2011). 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.11.030
5. J. Su, Q. M. Zhang, and R. Y. Ting, Space-charge-enhanced electromechanical response in thin-film polyurethane elastomers., Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 386-388 (1997). 10.1063/1.119545
6. T. Ueda, T. Kasazaki, N. Kunitake, T. Hirai, J. Kyokane, and K. Yoshino, Polyurethane elastomer actuator., Synth. Metals 85, 1415-1416 (1997). 10.1016/S0379-6779(97)80299-8
7. Q. M. Zhang, J. Su, C.H. Kim, R. Ting, and R. Capps, An experimental investigation of electromechanical responses in a polyurethane elastomer., J. Appl. Phys. 81, 2770-2776 (1997). 10.1063/1.363981
8. D. Guyomar, L. Lebrun, C. Putson, P.-J. Cottinet, B. Guiffard, and S. Muensit, Electrostrictive energy conversion in polyurethane nanocomposites., J. Appl. Phys. 106, 014910 (2009). 10.1063/1.3159900
9. H. Xu, D. Shen, and Q. Zhang, Structural and ferroelectric response in vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene terpolymers., Polymer 48 (7), 2124-2129 (2007). 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.02.035
10. V. Bobnar, X. Li, G. Casar, A. Eršte, S. Glinšek, X. Qian, and Q. M. Zhang, Tailoring electrically induced properties by stretching relaxor polymer films., J. Appl. Phys. 111, 083515 (2012). 10.1063/1.4704364
11. K. D. McKeon-Fischer, D. H. Flagg, and J. W. Freeman, Poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol) compositions coaxially electrospun with poly(ε-caprolactone) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes to create nanoactuating scaffolds., Polymer 52 (21), 4736-4743 (2011). 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.08.012
12. Y. Bar-Cohen, Electroactive polymers as artificial muscles-capabilities, potentials and challenges., in Handbook on Biomimetics, Sec. 11, Chap., Motion (NTS, 2000), paper no. 134.
13. S. Ashley, Artificial muscles., Sci. Am. 289, 52-59 (2003). 10.1038/scientificamerican1003-52
14. M. E. Harmon, M. Tang, and C. W. Frank, A microfluidic actuator based on thermoresponsive hydrogels., Polymer 44 (16), 4547-4556 (2003). 10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00463-4
15. S. V. Ahir, Y. Y. Huang, and E. M. Terenjev, Polymers with aligned carbon nanotubes: Active composite materials., Polymer 49 (18), 3841-3854 (2008). 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.05.005
16. M. I. Frecker and W. M. Aguilera, Analytical modeling of a segmented unimorph actuator using electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer., Smart Mater. Struct. 13, 82-91 (2004). 10.1088/0964-1726/13/1/010
17. M. Lallart, C. Richard, P. Sukwisut, L. Petit, D. Guyomar, and N. Muensit, Electrostrictive bending actuators: Modeling and experimental investigation., Sens. Actuators, A 179, 169-177 (2012). 10.1016/j.sna.2012.02. 023
18. A. P. Safronov, M. Shakhnovich, A. Kalganov, I. A. Kamalov, T. F. Shklyar, F. A. Blyakhman, and G. H. Pollack, DC electric fields produce periodic bending of polyelectrolyte gels., Polymer 52 (11), 2430-2436 (2011). 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.03.048
19. R. E. Pelrine, R. D. Kornbluh, and J. P. Joseph, Electrostriction of polymer dielectrics with compliant electrodes as a means of actuation, Sens. Actuactors, A 64, 77-85 (1998). 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)01657-9
20. C. Plesse, F. Vidal, H. Randriamahazaka, D. Teyssi, and C. Chevrot, Synthesis and characterization of conducting interpenetrating polymer networks for new actuators., Polymer 46 (18), 7771-7778 (2005). 10.1016/j.polymer.2005. 03.103
21. S. Eury, R. Yimnirun, V. Sundar, P. J. Moses, S.-J. Jang, and R. E. Newnham, Converse electrostriction in polymers and composites., Mater. Chem. Phys. 61, 18-23 (1999). 10.1016/S0254-0584(99)00107-8
22. J. C. Piquette, Quasistatic coupling coefficients for electrostrictive ceramics., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110, 197-207 (2001). 10.1121/1.1377291
23. R. Liu, Q. Zhang, and L. E. Cross, Experimental investigation of electrostrictive polarization biased direct apparent piezoelectric properties in polyurethane elastomer under quasistatic conditions., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 73, 2603-2609 (1999). 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19990923)73:13<2603::AID-APP7>3. 0.CO;2-R
24. F. M. Guillot and E. Balizer, Electrostrictive effect in polyurethane., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 89, 399-404 (2003). 10.1002/app.12096
25. J.-F. Capsal, E. Dantras, J. Dandurand, and C. Lacabanne, Dielectric relaxations and ferroelectric behaviour of even-odd polyamide PA 6,9., Polymer 51 (20), 4606-4610 (2010). 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.07.040
26. S. Zhang, N. Zhang, C. Huang, K. Ren, and Q. M. Zhang, Microstructure and electromechanical properties of carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) composites., Adv. Mater. 17, 1897-1901 (2005). 10.1002/adma.200500313
27. B. Guiffard, L. Seveyrat, G. Sebald, and D. Guyomar, Enhanced electric field-induced strain in non-percolative carbon nanopowder/polyurethane composites., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 39, 3053-3057 (2006). 10.1088/0022-3727/39/ 14/027
28. B. Guiffard, D. Guyomar, L. Seveyrat, Y. Chowanek, M. Bechelany, D. Cornu, and P. Miele, Enhanced electroactive properties of polyurethane films loaded with carbon-coated SiC nanowires., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42, 055503 (2009). 10.1088/0022-3727/42/5/055503
29. M. Lallart, P.-J. Cottinet, L. Lebrun, B. Guiffard, and D. Guyomar, Evaluation of energy harvesting performance of electrostrictive polymer and carbon-filled terpolymer composites., J. Appl. Phys. 108, 034901 (2010). 10.1063/1.3456084
30. C. Putson, L. Lebrun, D. Guyomar, N. Muensit, P.-J. Cottinet, L. Seveyrat, and B. Guiffard, Effects of copper filler sizes on the dielectric properties and the energy harvesting capability of nonpercolated polyurethane composites., J. Appl. Phys. 109, 024104 (2011). 10.1063/1.3534000
31. L. Seveyrat, A. Chalkha, D. Guyomar, and L. Lebrun, Preparation of graphene nanoflakes/polymer composites and their performances for actuation and energy harvesting applications., J. Appl. Phys. 111, 104904 (2012). 10.1063/1.4718577
32. L. Petit, B. Guiffard, L. Seveyrat, and D. Guyomar, Actuating abilities of electroactive carbon nanopowder/polyurethane composite films., Sens. Actuators, A 148, 105-110 (2008). 10.1016/j.sna.2008.08.009
33. R. Yimnirun, S. M. L. Eury, V. Sundar, P. J. Moses, S. J. Jang, and R. E. Newnham, Electrostriction measurements on low permittivity dielectric materials., J. Eur. Cer. Soc. 19, 1269-1273 (1999). 10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00418- X
34. X. Zhao and Z. Suo, Electrostriction in elastic dielectrics undergoing large deformation., J. Appl. Phys. 104, 123530 (2008). 10.1063/1.3031483
35. A. W. Richards and G. M. Odegard, Constitutive modeling of electrostrictive polymers using a hyperelasticity-based approach., J. Appl. Mech. 77, 014502 (2010). 10.1115/1.3173766
36. J. A. Stratton, Electromagnetic Theory (Mc Graw-Hill Book Company, New-York, 1941).
37. J.-F. Capsal, M. Lallart, J. Galineau, G. Sebald, and D. Guyomar, Evaluation of macroscopic polarization and actuation abilities of electrostrictive dipolar polymers using microscopic Debye/Langevin formalism., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45, 205401 (2012). 10.1088/0022-3727/45/20/205401
38. R. Zorn, Applicability of distribution functions for the Havriliak-Negami spectral function., J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 37, 1043-1044 (1999). 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19990515)37:10<1043::AID-POLB9>3.0.CO;2-H
39. R. Zorn, Logarithmic moments of relaxation time distributions., J. Chem. Phys. 116 (8), 3204-3209 (2002). 10.1063/1.1446035
40. M. Lallart, P.-J. Cottinet, L. Lebrun, and D. Guyomar, Review: electrostrictive polymer for mechanical energy harvesting., J. Polym Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 50 (8), 523-535 (2012). 10.1002/polb.23045
41. K. Wongtimnoi, B. Guiffard, A. Bogner-Van de Moortle, L. Seveyrat, C. Gauthier, and J.-Y. Cavaill, Improvement of electrostrictive properties of a polyether-based polyurethane elastomer filled with conductive carbon black., Comput. Sci. Technol. 71, 885-892 (2011). 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.02.003
42. D. Guyomar, K. Yuse, and M. Kanda, Thickness effect on electrostrictive polyurethane strain performances: A three-layer model., Sens. Actuators, A 168, 307-312 (2011). 10.1016/j.sna.2011.04.017
43. M. Lallart, J.-F. Capsal, M. Kanda, J. Galineau, D. Guyomar, K. Yuse, and B. Guiffard, Modeling of thickness effect and polarization saturation in electrostrictive polymers., Sens. Actuators B 171-172, 739-746 (2012). 10.1016/j.snb.2012.05.065