Synthesis,characterization and actuation behavior of polyaniline-coated electroactive paper actuators

摘要

This investigation deals with the synthesis,characterization and actuation behavior of conductive polyaniline-coated electroactive paper actuators.The actuator is made by electrochemical deposition of conductive polyaniline on a cellulose paper.The aim of the investigation was to improve the bending displacement of electroactive paper actuators.The displacement outputs of the actuators show that a trilayer is better than a bilayer configuration.The nature of the dopant ion used in the electro-generation affects the performance.A change in humidity plays a vital role in actuation performance of the actuators.Comparing the performance of electroactive paper actuators with and without a conductive polyaniline coating,the coating improves the displacement output threefold.Finally,the actuation principle mechanism is addressed.