Abstract
In this letter, we study the effect of temperature on the electric impedance of ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs). Experiments are performed on in-house fabricated Nafion-based samples for temperatures varying from 25 to 40 °C. By using a recently proposed physics-based circuit model, we identify the equivalent resistance, capacitance and Warburg impedance of each sample, and characterize their dependence on temperature. We find that the resistance and the capacitance decrease as the temperature increases, while the Warburg impedance increases. Such variations are ultimately associated with the effect of temperature on the dielectric constant and the diffusivity of the IPMC.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-182 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 133 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 15 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This letter is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMMI-0926791 and the Mitsui USA Foundation . Also, the authors are grateful to Dr. Ross Anderson for his help with the statistical analysis.
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs)
- Thermal analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering