Significant strain and force improvements of single-walled carbon nanotube actuator: A metal chalcogenides approach
In: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL, 2016, S. 673-683
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Carbon nanotube actuators possess the requirements to be used in soft robotic applications as they are lightweight, simple to assemble and can operate at low voltage. However, there is still a need to further enhance their performances - in particular strain and blocking force - in order to render their implementation in devices more viable. In this study, we report the electrochemical and electromechanical properties of carbon nanotube-polymer actuators containing metal chalcogenides (BN, WS2 and MoS2). We demonstrate that the incorporation of such particles in the carbon-based electrodes results in a remarkable increase of the actuators' performances. Indeed, by tuning the amount of metal chalcogenides, we improve both the strain and blocking force responses of the actuators by 60%.
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Significant strain and force improvements of single-walled carbon nanotube actuator: A metal chalcogenides approach
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Gendron, David ; Bubak, Grzegorz ; Ceseracciu, Luca ; Ricciardella, Filiberto ; Ansaldo, Alberto ; Ricci, Davide |
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Zeitschrift: | SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL, 2016, S. 673-683 |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier B.V. ; CHE ; PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.snb.2016.02.116 |
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