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Preparation and functions of conductive polymer/insulating polymer composite films using molecular self‐assembly
Author(s) -
Onoda Mitsuyoshi,
Fujita Daisuke,
Isaki Kenichiro,
Nakayama Hiroshi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6416(19990715)128:1<1::aid-eej1>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - materials science , composite number , polypyrrole , polymer , conductive polymer , composite material , polyethylene , composite film , electrical conductor , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymerization , engineering
By exposing low‐density polyethylene to an atmosphere of fuming sulfuric acid, sulfonated low‐density polyethylenes (SPE) were prepared and the degree of surface sulfonation of the treated film was determined from the weight increase per unit area. Polypyrrole (PPy) films on the surface of SPE were grown by molecular self‐assembly and the properties of PPy/SPE composite films were investigated. Functional applications of PPy/SPE composite films are proposed, with particular attention to the movement properties of actuators using PPy/SPE composite films. © 1999 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 128(1): 1–8, 1999