Laboratoire LIMATB - Séminaire "Actionneurs à base de polymères conducteurs électroniques : de la synthèse à l’intégration".
The synthesis of electronic conducting interpenetrating polymer networks is proposed as an alternative to multilayer architectures for the design of electroactive devices [1]. The electronic conducting polymer (ECP) poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as Electroactive Polymer (EAP) was symmetrically distributed in a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) matrix based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and Nitrile Buradiene Rubber (NBR) which was subsequently swollen with ionic liquid [2]. Therefore conducting IPN properties are determined mainly by three material characteristics, the CP content in the device, the SPE ionic conductivity and the mechanical properties of the IPN material. Material improvements are one of the key enabler for further progress in electro-mechanical or electro-optical performances.
