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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Sheng
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yang
dc.contributor.authorLin, Jun-Hong
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Q. M.
dc.contributor.authorCebeci, Hulya Geyik
dc.contributor.authorWardle, Brian L.
dc.contributor.authorde Villoria, Roberto Guzman
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-25T18:29:41Z
dc.date.available2013-09-25T18:29:41Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.date.submitted2010-06
dc.identifier.issn1616301X
dc.identifier.issn1616-3028
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81174
dc.descriptionAuthor Manuscript 2011 October 8en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent advances in fabricating controlled-morphology vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VA-CNTs) with ultrahigh volume fraction create unique opportunities for markedly improving the electromechanical performance of ionic polymer conductor network composite (IPCNC) actuators. Continuous paths through inter-VA-CNT channels allow fast ion transport, and high electrical conduction of the aligned CNTs in the composite electrodes lead to fast device actuation speed (>10% strain/second). One critical issue in developing advanced actuator materials is how to suppress the strain that does not contribute to the actuation (unwanted strain) thereby reducing actuation efficiency. Here, experiments demonstrate that the VA-CNTs give an anisotropic elastic response in the composite electrodes, which suppresses the unwanted strain and markedly enhances the actuation strain (>8% strain under 4 V). The results reported here suggest pathways for optimizing the electrode morphology in IPCNCs using ultrahigh volume fraction VA-CNTs to further enhanced performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army Research Office (Grant W911NF-07-1-0452)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant R01-EY018387-02)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiativeen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWiley Blackwellen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201000570en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en_US
dc.sourcePubMed Centralen_US
dc.titleHigh Electromechanical Response of Ionic Polymer Actuators with Controlled-Morphology Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Electrodesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationLiu, Sheng, Yang Liu, Hulya Cebeci, Roberto Guzman de Villoria, Jun-Hong Lin, Brian L. Wardle, and Q. M. Zhang. “High Electromechanical Response of Ionic Polymer Actuators with Controlled-Morphology Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Electrodes.” Advanced Functional Materials 20, no. 19 (October 8, 2010): 3266-3271.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronauticsen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorCebeci, Hulya Geyiken_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorWardle, Brian L.en_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorde Villoria, Roberto Guzmanen_US
dc.relation.journalAdvanced Functional Materialsen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsLiu, Sheng; Liu, Yang; Cebeci, Hulya; de Villoria, Roberto Guzman; Lin, Jun-Hong; Wardle, Brian L.; Zhang, Q. M.en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-5819
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US
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