Electric Field-Responsive Mesoporous Suspensions: A Review

Nanomaterials

Seung Hyuk Kwon²  Shang Hao Piao²  Hyoung Jin Choi¹  Jordi Sort² 

[1] Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea;

关键词: electrorheology;    mesoporous;    suspension;    nanocomposite;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nano5042249

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper briefly reviews the fabrication and electrorheological (ER) characteristics of mesoporous materials and their nanocomposites with conducting polymers under an applied electric field when dispersed in an insulating liquid. Smart fluids of electrically-polarizable particles exhibit a reversible and tunable phase transition from a liquid-like to solid-like state in response to an external electric field of various strengths, and have potential applications in a variety of active control systems. The ER properties of these mesoporous suspensions are explained further according to their dielectric spectra in terms of the flow curve, dynamic moduli, and yield stress.

【 授权许可】

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