Fabrication and actuation characterisation of a new UV curing acrylic dielectric elastomer

IET Nanodielectrics

Yu Zhao¹  Wen‐Zhuo Dong²  Li‐Juan Yin²  Zhi‐Min Dang² 

[1] School of Electrical Engineering Zheng Zhou University Zhengzhou Henan China;State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing China;

关键词: actuation performance;    crosslink density;    crosslinker;    dielectric elastomers;    UV curing;    viscoelasticity;   

DOI  :  10.1049/nde2.12035

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Most commonly used dielectric elastomers (DEs) such as acrylic dielectric elastomers VHBTM 4910 need a high actuation voltage and pre‐stretching to obtain a large actuation strain, and present high mechanical loss caused by viscoelasticity. In this work, we fabricated a new acrylic elastomer by UV curing based on CN9021 and lauryl acrylate. By manipulating crosslinker content, crosslink density changed and physical entanglements of the new material can be affected. Therefore, mechanical properties such as Young's Modulus and mechanical loss of the new material can be controlled, and little change of its glass transition temperature was induced. Results of the actuation test show that the new DE is capable of 9.0% actuation area strain under 11 kV/mm and a good performance under oscillating voltage with different waveforms and frequencies.

【 授权许可】

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