A new electroactive polymer based on carbon nanotubes and carbon grease as compliant electrodes for electroactive actuators

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 1520-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Nicolau-Kuklińska ◽  
Paulina Latko-Durałek ◽  
Paulina Nakonieczna ◽  
Kamil Dydek ◽  
Anna Boczkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
Conductive Fillers ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Silicone Matrix ◽  
Compliant Electrodes

In this article, the novel type of dielectric elastomer made of polydimethylsiloxane, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and carbon grease is presented. The aim of the study was the development of compliant electrodes with ability for large deformation under applied voltage. The largest deformation of 47% was obtained for electrodes made of 2 wt% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and 20 wt% of carbon grease. Electrical conductivity achieved for this material was 4.8 S/m. Good dispersion of conductive fillers within silicone matrix was obtained by calendaring technique. It was found that electrical percolation threshold for the compound was below 0.05 wt%. The structure of the material and its mechanical properties were determined. It was described that both properties, electrical conductivity and stiffness of the nanocomposite, have a significant influence on the extent of the electrode deformation. Two actuator designs are presented as the examples of application of developed material.

scholarly journals Attaining Toughness and Reduced Electrical Percolation Thresholds in Bio-Based PA410 by Combined Addition of Bio-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers and CNTs

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3420
Author(s):  
Itziar Otaegi ◽  
Nora Aranburu ◽  
Gonzalo Guerrica-Echevarría
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
Percolation Thresholds ◽  
Ductile Behavior ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
The Impact

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were added to provide electrical conductivity to bio-based polymer blends with improved toughness (based on commercially available Pebax thermoplastic elastomers and bio-based polyamide 4,10). A preliminary study including three different Pebax grades was carried out to select the grade and the composition that would best improve the impact properties of PA410. Thus, tough multiphasic PA/Pebax/CNT nanocomposites (NCs) with enhanced electrical conductivity were obtained. The CNTs were added either: (1) in the form of pristine nanotubes or (2) in the form of a PA6-based masterbatch. Hence, PA410/Pebax/CNT ternary NCs and PA410/PA6/Pebax/CNT quaternary NCs were obtained, respectively, up to a CNT content of 1 wt%. The ternary and quaternary NCs both showed similar mechanical and electrical properties. The electrical percolation threshold decreased with respect to previously studied corresponding NCs without Pebax, i.e., PA410/CNT and PA410/PA6/CNT, due to the partial volume exclusion effect of Pebax over the CNTs that were dispersed mainly in the PA matrix; materials with percolation concentrations as low as 0.38 wt% were obtained. With respect to mechanical properties, contrary to the NCs without Pebax, all the PA/Pebax/CNT NCs showed a ductile behavior and impact strength values that were from three to five-fold higher than that of the pure PA410.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum-Based Nanocomposite Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1150
Author(s):  
Nicolás A. Ulloa-Castillo ◽  
Roberto Hernández-Maya ◽  
Jorge Islas-Urbano ◽  
Oscar Martínez-Romero ◽  
Emmanuel Segura-Cárdenas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Powder Morphology ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Ball Milling Technique ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

This article focuses on exploring how the electrical conductivity and densification properties of metallic samples made from aluminum (Al) powders reinforced with 0.5 wt % concentration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and consolidated through spark plasma sintering (SPS) process are affected by the carbon nanotubes dispersion and the Al particles morphology. Experimental characterization tests performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) show that the MWCNTs were uniformly ball-milled and dispersed in the Al surface particles, and undesirable phases were not observed in X-ray diffraction measurements. Furthermore, high densification parts and an improvement of about 40% in the electrical conductivity values were confirmed via experimental tests performed on the produced sintered samples. These results elucidate that modifying the powder morphology using the ball-milling technique to bond carbon nanotubes into the Al surface particles aids the ability to obtain highly dense parts with increasing electrical conductivity properties.

Experimental Investigation of Morphological and Electrical Characteristics of PS/MWCNT Nanocomposite Films

2018 ◽  
Vol 915 ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Barış Demirbay ◽  
Şaziye Uğur
Keyword(s):  
Annealed Film ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Liquid Form ◽  
Mwcnt Content ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Electrical characteristics and morphology of nanocomposite films composed of two different polystyrene (PS) latexes impregnated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in the range between 0 wt% and 20 wt% were assessed by considering photon transmission (UV-Vis) technique and electrical conductivity measurements. Emulsion polymerization technique was employed both to synthesize very fine PS particles dispersed in water and to tailor the sizes of the PS particles as 382 nm and 560 nm, respectively. PS/MWCNT nanocomposite films were obtained from the liquid form on glass substrates via drop-casting method and all they dried at 40 QUOTE C. Each dried sample was then annealed at varying temperatures between 100 QUOTE C and 250 QUOTE C for 10 min. The surface conductivity QUOTE of each annealed film at 250 QUOTE C was measured and was found to increase dramatically above a certain mass fraction of MWCNT content, QUOTE . Each set of PS/MWCNT nanocomposite film had a similar electrical percolation threshold of QUOTE =1.5 wt% as the MWCNT content and critical exponents of QUOTE were found to be 2.64 and 1.19 for 382 nm and 560 nm PS latex systems, respectively.

scholarly journals Synthesis, Characterization and Study of DC Electrical Conductivity of Poly[MWCNT/Imidoselenium] Composite

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer O. Obeid ◽  
Fatma Al-Yusufy ◽  
Sama A Al-Aghbari ◽  
omar alshujaa ◽  
Yassin Gaber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Selenium Dioxide ◽  
Chemical Functionalization ◽  
Dc Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

<p>The chemical functionalization of amino multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-NH<sub>2</sub>) by selenium dioxide (SeO<sub>2</sub>) was used to produce Poly [MWCNT/Imidoselenium] composite. The prepared poly-composite was characterized by FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD, UV, DSC and TGA. The DC electrical conductivity of poly-composite was 4.3×10<sup>-4</sup> S/cm due to the interaction between the nanotubes. </p>

The effect of functionalization on structure and electrical conductivity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (S1) ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cher Hon Lau ◽  
Raoul Cervini ◽  
Stephen R. Clarke ◽  
Milena Ginic Markovic ◽  
Janis G. Matisons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A Comparison of the Effect of Hydroxyl Modified Carbon Nanotubes and Graphenes on the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Their Polyurethane Composites

2012 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 781-786
Author(s):  
Sarojini Swain ◽  
Subhendu Bhattacharya ◽  
Ram Avatar Sharma ◽  
Lokesh Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Filler Content ◽  
Graphene Nanosheets ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Conduction System ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conduction Mechanisms ◽  
Modified Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Hydroxyl modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (OH-MWCNT)/ polyurethane (PU) and graphene nanosheets (GNS)/PU composites were prepared by dispersing the OH-MWCNT and GNS at different wt % in to the PU matrix. It was found that the electrical percolation threshold of the GNS/PU composite is much higher compared to that of OH-MWCNT/PU and also the electrical conductivity of the OH-MWCNT/PU composite is higher than the GNS/PU composite in the same level of filler content. This may be due to the two composites having different electrical conduction mechanisms: The OH-MWCNT/PU composite represents a three dimensional conduction system while, the GNS/PU composite represents a two dimensional conduction system. The improvement in the electrical conductivity with the incorporation of GNS as a filler in the composite is far lower than what theoretically expected. It is also observed that the tensile strength of the OH-MWCNT/PU composite is higher compared to the GNS/PU in the same level filler content.

scholarly journals Electrically Conductive Composite based on Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes/Epoxy Resin

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1401-1404
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Isopropyl Alcohol ◽  
Electrophysical Properties ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrically Conductive Composite ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

This work is devoted to the study of the effect of carbon nanotubes functionalization on the electrical conductivity of composite materials based on them. Carbon nanotubes were functionalized by treatment in nitric acid and isopropyl alcohol. Changes in the morphology of multi-walled carbon nanotubes during liquid-phase functionalization were investigated using Auger-electron microscopy. Samples of composite material on the basis of initial and functionalized carbon nanotubes and epoxy resin were prepared and the concentration dependence of electrical conductivity using the four-probe method was studied. The study reveals the effect of functionalization in various solutions on the electrophysical properties of the obtained carbon nanotubes/epoxy composites.

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