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US 2006/0076540 A1Published application
Process for producing conductive polymer
AssigneeEamex Corporation
InventorsTetsuji Zama, Susumu Hara, Shingo Sewa
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AssigneeEamex Corporation
InventorsTetsuji Zama, Susumu Hara, Shingo Sewa
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A process for producing conductive polymers with excellent electrochemical strain per redox cycle is provided. A process for producing conductive polymers by an electrochemical polymerization method, wherein said conductive polymers have deformation property by electrochemical redox, said electrochemical polymerization method is a polymerization method using electrolyte including organic compounds as solvents, and wherein said organic compounds include (1) chemical bond species selected at least one from a group composed of the chemical bond consisting of ether bond, ester bond, carbon-halogen bond, and carbonate bond and/or (2) functional groups selected at least one from a group composed of functional groups consisting of hydroxyl group, nitro group, sulfone group, and nitryl group in a molecule, and said electrolyte includes anions which include trifluoromethanesulfonate ion and/or plural of fluorine atoms which bond to central atom is used.
A process for producing conductive polymers by an electrochemical polymerization method, wherein said conductive polymers have deformation property by electrochemical redox, said electrochemical polymerization method is a polymerization method using electrolyte including organic compounds as solvents, and wherein said organic compounds include
A film-like conductive polymer form deforming by electrochemical redox wherein deformation ratio is not less than 5% in the film face direction.
A conductive polymer form deforming by electrochemical redox, wherein electrochemical strain of conductive polymers is not less than 3% in the length direction.
A conductive polymer form deforming by electrochemical redox, wherein electrochemical strain per redox cycle of 20 seconds is not less than 3% in the length direction.
An actuator comprising an operational part, a counter electrode, and electrolyte, wherein the moving portion deforms by electrochemical redox and the actuator deforms not less than 3% in the length direction.
An actuator comprising an operational part, a counter electrode, and electrolyte, wherein the moving part deforms by electrochemical redox and electrochemical strain of the actuator per redox cycle of 20 seconds is not less than 3% in the length direction.
A process for producing conductive polymers by an electrochemical polymerization method, wherein said conductive polymers have deforming property by electrochemical redox, in said electrochemical polymerization method, trifluoromethanesulfonate ion and/or anions which include plural of fluorine atoms to a central atom are included in electrolyte, and said electrochemical polymerization method employs a metal electrode as the working electrode on which conductive polymers are formed.
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