Table 1 IEAP materials

From: Ionic electroactive polymer artificial muscles in space applications

 

Membrane

Electrodes

Electrolyte

References

A

GEFC

Pd+Pt

Water+Li+

22,23

B

PVdF-HFP

SWCNT

EMIBF4

24,25

C

Nafion®

nanoporous carbon+Au

EMITF

26

D

PVdF-HFP

nanoporous carbon

EMIBF4

27

E

PEO/NBR IPN

PEDOT

EMITFSI

28

F

PVdF

Ppy +Au

PC+ LiTFSI

29

G

PVdF

Ppy

PC+ LiTFSI

30

  1. Acronyms: EMIBF4: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate; EMITF: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate; EMITFSI: ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide; GEFC: perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomer of GEFC Co., Ltd; LiTFSI: lithium bis(trifluoromethane)-sulfonimide; Nafion®: perfluorinated anionic polymer of DuPont; PC: propylene carbonate; PEDOT: poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); PEO/NBR IPN: polyethylene oxide/nitrile butadiene rubber interpenatrating polymer network; Ppy: polypyrrole; PVdF: poly-1,1-difluoroethene, polyvinylidene fluoride; PVdF-HFP: poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene); SWCNT: single-walled carbon nanotubes.
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