TY - GEN
T1 - Nanotube buckypaper composite actuators for morphing structure applications
AU - Tsai, Szu Yuan
AU - Chen, I. Wen
AU - Liang, Zhiyong
AU - Wang, Ben
AU - Zhang, Chuck
AU - Walsh, Shawn
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In this research, we developed a novel, lightweight, nanotube buckypaper composite actuator that operates in open air. The actuator was a bimorph configuration with a high conductive solid electrolyte layer sandwiched by two buckypaper electrode layers. The effects of driving voltages and frequencies were studied. The buckypaper composite actuator demonstrated consistent responses to stimulation voltage frequencies up to 40 Hz. The buckypaper composite actuator has a Young's modulus of 2.1 GPa, which is the highest reported value among electroactive polymer-based composite actuators. The maximum strain and stress of the actuators were 0.056% and 121.7 MPa, respectively, which are comparable to other polymer-based actuators. The developed composite actuators have potentials for multifunctional morphing structure applications.
AB - In this research, we developed a novel, lightweight, nanotube buckypaper composite actuator that operates in open air. The actuator was a bimorph configuration with a high conductive solid electrolyte layer sandwiched by two buckypaper electrode layers. The effects of driving voltages and frequencies were studied. The buckypaper composite actuator demonstrated consistent responses to stimulation voltage frequencies up to 40 Hz. The buckypaper composite actuator has a Young's modulus of 2.1 GPa, which is the highest reported value among electroactive polymer-based composite actuators. The maximum strain and stress of the actuators were 0.056% and 121.7 MPa, respectively, which are comparable to other polymer-based actuators. The developed composite actuators have potentials for multifunctional morphing structure applications.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77949534971
SN - 9781934551066
T3 - International SAMPE Technical Conference
BT - 2009 SAMPE Fall Technical Conference and Exhibition - Global Material Technology
T2 - 2009 SAMPE Fall Technical Conference and Exhibition - Global Material Technology: Soaring to New Horizons
Y2 - 19 October 2009 through 22 October 2009
ER -