The Effect of Ion Delivery on Polypyrrole Strain and Strain Rate under Elevated Temperature
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Keng, Yenmei
Pillai, Priam Vasudevan
Hunter, Ian
Date Issued
2010
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Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
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Materials Research Society
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Keng, Yenmei, Priam V. Pillai, and Ian W. Hunter. "The Effect of Ion Delivery on Polypyrrole Strain and Strain Rate under Elevated Temperature." Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1222. © 2010 Materials Research Society
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Abstract
Conducting polymers can act as actuators when an electrochemical stimulus causes the materials to undergo volumetric changes. Ion flux into the polymer causes volumetric expansion and ion outflow causes contraction. Polypyrrole is an attractive actuator material due to its ability to generate up to 30 MPa active stress and 10% to 26% maximum strain with voltage supply lower than 2 V. The polymer’s mechanical performance depends upon the solvent used and the dominating ion species. In this study, we used 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIM-PF6) to characterize the effect of temperature increase on ion flow and how it contributes to strain and maximum strain rate of polypyrrole. In this solvent, the cation BMIM+ diffuses in and out of the polymer under applied voltage to cause strain changes. For approximately each increment of 10oC from 27oC to 83oC, isotonic tests were done with +/-0.8 V square pulses, using a custom built device that is capable of performing temperature controlled dynamic mechanical analyses and electrochemistry simultaneously. Results showed that, independent of voltage polarity, from 27 to 83oC the strain increased from 0.4% to 2.0%. Both the maximum charge and strain rate rates increased with temperature, and were higher at positive voltage than at negative voltage throughout the same temperature range. Positive voltage caused the maximum strain rate to increase exponentially from 0.1 %/s to 0.67 %/s, while negative voltage caused it to increase more linearly from 0.06 %/s to 0.23 %/s. The results suggest that the increase in strain resulted from the charge delivered to the polymer in higher quantities at higher temperature. Furthermore, BMIM+ ions are expelled faster than those being attracted in to the polymer, perhaps due to the ions preferentially remaining in the bulk solution. As the temperature increased, the ionic mobility increased and as a result, BMIM+ ions are expelled back into the solvent even faster.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1222-DD02-10
