High elastic energy density and high-efficiency ionic electromechanical actuators were prepared from aligned activated microwave exfoliated graphite oxide(A-aMEGO)/polymer nano-composites,and the electromechanical per...High elastic energy density and high-efficiency ionic electromechanical actuators were prepared from aligned activated microwave exfoliated graphite oxide(A-aMEGO)/polymer nano-composites,and the electromechanical performance was characterized.The elastic modulus and elastic energy density of the ionic actuators can be tuned over a wide range by varying the polymer(poly(vinylidene fluoride/chlorotrifluoroethylene)[P(VDF-CTFE)])concentration in the nano-composite actuators.The A-aMEGO/P(VDF-CTFE)nano-composite actuators with 35 wt.%of polymer content exhibit an elastic energy density higher than 5 J/cm^(3) and an electromechanical conversion efficiency higher than 3.5%,induced under 4 V.The results show the promise of high-density highly aligned graphene electrodes for high-performance ionic electromechanical transduction devices.展开更多
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文摘High elastic energy density and high-efficiency ionic electromechanical actuators were prepared from aligned activated microwave exfoliated graphite oxide(A-aMEGO)/polymer nano-composites,and the electromechanical performance was characterized.The elastic modulus and elastic energy density of the ionic actuators can be tuned over a wide range by varying the polymer(poly(vinylidene fluoride/chlorotrifluoroethylene)[P(VDF-CTFE)])concentration in the nano-composite actuators.The A-aMEGO/P(VDF-CTFE)nano-composite actuators with 35 wt.%of polymer content exhibit an elastic energy density higher than 5 J/cm^(3) and an electromechanical conversion efficiency higher than 3.5%,induced under 4 V.The results show the promise of high-density highly aligned graphene electrodes for high-performance ionic electromechanical transduction devices.