Abstract
Electromechanical strain responses of poly (styrene-b-ethylbutylene-b- styrene) (SEBS)/carbon black (CB) composites and SEBS/single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) composites were investigated. The electric field induced thickness strains s z of the composites increased with the conductive filler content at the low filler concentration region and then showed the maximum. s z represents relative thickness change relative to the initial thickness of the composite film. A further increase of the filler concentration caused a decrease in the actuation strain. The SEBS/SWCNT showed a larger s z than SEBS/CB at the same filler content.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-140 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
Volume | 566 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Nov 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by a grant from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea and partially by a grant from the Hybrid Materials Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
Keywords
- Dielectric
- SWCNT
- carbon
- electromechanical strain
- space charge injection.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics