Issue 22, 2011

A control method for triblock copolymer actuators by nano-lamellar pattern

Abstract

Electrical actuators were made from films of triblock copolymers, poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate). We used casting solvents to obtain different contents of lamellar structures. Lamellar phase morphologies were observed using transmission electron microscopy. The dielectric elastomer films with high nano-lamellar structures were coated on both sides with compliant electrode materials, producing small strains and slow voltage application velocities due to the higher elastic modulus and low dielectric constants. Dielectric elastomer films with lesser contents of nano-lamellar structures had higher dielectric constants, which resulted in larger and rapid deformations when voltages were applied. Deformation in nano-lamellar structured dielectric elastomer films is affected by the content of nano-lamellar structures, which affects the dielectric constants of the materials.

Graphical abstract: A control method for triblock copolymer actuators by nano-lamellar pattern

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jun 2011
Accepted
24 Aug 2011
First published
07 Oct 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 10818-10823

A control method for triblock copolymer actuators by nano-lamellar pattern

Y. Jang and T. Hirai, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 10818 DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06184D

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