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- Title
Improve the Performance of Mechanoelectrical Transduction of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites Based on Ordered Nafion Nanofibres by Electrospinning.
- Authors
Zhao, Yang; Sheng, Jiazheng; Xu, Di; Gao, Minzhong; Meng, Qinglong; Wu, Dezhi; Wang, Lingyun; Lv, Wenlong; Chen, Qinnan; Xiao, Jingjing; Sun, Daoheng
- Abstract
An ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC) is a kind of soft material. The applications of IPMC in actuators, environmental sensing, and energy harvesting are currently increasing rapidly. In this study, an ordered Nafion nanofibre mat prepared by electrospinning was used to investigate the characteristics of the mechanoelectrical transduction of IPMC. The morphologies of the Nafion nanofibre mat were characterized. The proton conductivity, ion exchange capacities, and water uptake potential of the Nafion nanofibre mat were compared to traditional IPMC, respectively. A novel mechanism of Nafion nanofibre IPMC was designed and the open circuit voltage and short circuit current were measured. The maximum voltage value reached 100 mv. The output power was 3.63 nw and the power density was up to 42.4 μW/Kg under the load resistance. The Nafion nanofibre mat demonstrates excellent mechanoelectrcical transduction behavior compared to traditional IPMC and could be used for the development of self-powered devices in the future.
- Subjects
CONDUCTING polymers; METALLIC composites; NAFION; NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 7, p803
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym10070803