TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel fabrication of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) actuator with silver nano-powders
AU - Chung, C. K.
AU - Fung, P. K.
AU - Hong, Y. Z.
AU - Ju, M. S.
AU - Lin, C. C.K.
AU - Wu, T. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is partially sponsored by National Science Council under contract no. NSC 93-2212-E-006-027 and Industrial Technology Research Institute under contract no. A331XS2X40. We also thank the Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology (CMNST) in National Cheng Kung University, for the process equipment support.
PY - 2006/10/12
Y1 - 2006/10/12
N2 - This article reports a novel approach of applying silver nano-powders to the fabrication of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) actuator with good adhesion between the metal electrodes and polymer membrane without surface roughening pretreatment at low cost, high repeatability and short processing time. Micro-fabrication technologies are used for this IPMC actuator fabrication including the dissolving and casting of silver nano-particles (35 nm) in Nafion® diluted solution, followed embossing, nontoxic electroless plating of silver, and microelectroforming of nickel. This IPMC actuator exhibits large deformation of bending curvature angle of more than 90° at lower driving voltage of 3 V. The frequency response of displacement with applied AC voltage of 2 V at 1 Hz results in a regular periodic deformations of the IPMC actuator. The elasticity modulus of the IPMC actuator can be reduced using an Ag-Nafion electrode for larger deformation than a pure Ag metal electrode. The electronic active polymer, IPMC, could be potentially used as the actuator of the active guide-wire, effective biomimetic sensor and artificial muscles.
AB - This article reports a novel approach of applying silver nano-powders to the fabrication of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) actuator with good adhesion between the metal electrodes and polymer membrane without surface roughening pretreatment at low cost, high repeatability and short processing time. Micro-fabrication technologies are used for this IPMC actuator fabrication including the dissolving and casting of silver nano-particles (35 nm) in Nafion® diluted solution, followed embossing, nontoxic electroless plating of silver, and microelectroforming of nickel. This IPMC actuator exhibits large deformation of bending curvature angle of more than 90° at lower driving voltage of 3 V. The frequency response of displacement with applied AC voltage of 2 V at 1 Hz results in a regular periodic deformations of the IPMC actuator. The elasticity modulus of the IPMC actuator can be reduced using an Ag-Nafion electrode for larger deformation than a pure Ag metal electrode. The electronic active polymer, IPMC, could be potentially used as the actuator of the active guide-wire, effective biomimetic sensor and artificial muscles.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.snb.2005.11.021
DO - 10.1016/j.snb.2005.11.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748089037
SN - 0925-4005
VL - 117
SP - 367
EP - 375
JO - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
JF - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
IS - 2
ER -