Field‐induced bending deformation of various rubber films |
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| Authors: | Masashi Watanabe |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3‐15‐1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386‐8567, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The field‐induced bending deformation of various rubber films was measured. The deformation tended to increase with the increase in the conductivity of the films. In addition, the effect of doping with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) was also studied. This doping significantly enhanced the bending deformation and conductivity when the film was made of acrylonitrile‐butadiene rubber. The tip of the film (5 × 30 mm2, 0.28 mm thick) moved by 3 mm due to the bending deformation induced by the applied voltage (140 V). Such a rubber film may find applications as a polymer actuator. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | elastomers films rubber additives polymer actuators |
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