Electromechanical Behavior of Conductive Polyaniline/Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Blend Films Under Uniaxial Loading
19 Sep 2012-pp 39-46
TL;DR: In this paper, a solution-blend method is adopted to prepare conductive polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol (PANI/PVA) blend films at various blend ratios.
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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TL;DR: In this article, a hyper-elastic finite deformation transversely isotropic model is used to model the biaxial response of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
Abstract: In this study, we investigate the monotonic deformational response of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). Monotonic uniaxial and biaxial experiments are conducted and deformations are monitored using non-contact speckle monitoring method. The mechanical response of PVDF is observed to exhibit finite strains which are also anisotropic in nature. A hyper-elastic finite deformation transversely isotropic model is used to model the biaxial response of PVDF. Experimental data was shown to fit well with the proposed model. The model parameters obtained from biaxial tests were used to capture uniaxial response in two orthogonal directions and the ability of the model to predict any arbitrary mechanical response is assessed.
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