Jung, Yo-Han Lee, Jang-Woo Yoo, Young-Tai 2024-01-20T14:31:20Z 2024-01-20T14:31:20Z 2022-01-25 2012-07 0379-153X https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/129079 To improve the performance of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators, Nafion films sandwiched with Nafion/conducting nanoparticulate electrospun webs were used as polymer electrolytes of IPMC. Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and silver were the conducting nanoparticulates and the nanoparticles dispersed in a Nafion solution were electrospun. IPMCs with the Nafion/conducting nanoparticulate electrospun webs displayed improved displacements, response rates, and blocking forces. MWNT was superior to silver in terms of displacement and blocking force, and the webs without the conducting fillers also caused enhanced performances compared with the conventional IPMCs. These improvements were attributed to an elevated electrolyte flux through highly porous interlayers and capacitance induced by well dispersed conducting fillers, and low interfacial resistance between electrolyte and electrodes. Korean POLYMER SOC KOREA High-Performance Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators Based on Nafion/Conducting Nanoparticulate Electrospun Webs Article 10.7317/pk.2012.36.4.434 1 POLYMER-KOREA, v.36, no.4, pp.434 - 439 POLYMER-KOREA 36 4 434 439 N scie scopus kci ART001683368 000307370600006 2-s2.0-84865255215 Polymer Science Polymer Science Article CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSDUCERS NANOFIBERS MEMBRANES ionic polymer-metal composites actuator electrospinning multiwalled carbon nanotube Nafion