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Electromechanical behavior of conductive polyaniline/poly (Vinyl Alcohol) blend films under uniaxial loading
S. Akhilesan, , Chebolu Lakshmana Rao
Published in
2012
Volume: 2
   
Pages: 39 - 46
Abstract
Polyaniline (PANI) an electronically conducting polymer, and its charge transfer complexes are interesting engineering materials due to their unique electronic conductivity, electrochemical behavior, low raw material cost, ease of synthesis and environmental stability in comparison with other conjugated polymers. The main disadvantage of PANI is its limited processability. Blending of conducting polymers with insulating polymers is a good choice to overcome the processability problem. In this study a solution-blend method is adopted to prepare conductive polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol (PANI/PVA) blend films at various blend ratios. Interest in applications for polyaniline (PANI) has motivated investigators to study its electro mechanical properties, and its use in polymer composites or blends with common polymers. The work described here looks at the uniaxial deformation behavior of the conducting polymer films and the anisotropic dependency of electrical conductivity of the blend films exposed to static and dynamic loading conditions. The relation between mechanical strain, electrical conductivity and film microstructure is investigated on PANI/PVA blend films. Copyright © 2012 by ASME.
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JournalASME 2012 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2012
Open AccessNo
Concepts (19)
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    CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX
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    Electrochemical behaviors
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    ELECTROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR
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    Electromechanical property
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    ELECTRONICALLY-CONDUCTING POLYMERS
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    ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY
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    Other conjugated polymers
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    Static and dynamic loading
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    Blending
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    Conductive films
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    COST ENGINEERING
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    Dynamic loads
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    Electric conductivity
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    Intelligent materials
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    Intelligent systems
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    Mechanical properties
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    Polyaniline
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    Synthesis (chemical)
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