Effect of Electrode Morphology on Performance of Ionic Actuators Based on Vat Photopolymerized Membranes.

Bucky gel electrodes are composed of morphology-determining polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) filled with carbon nanotubes (CNT). The electrodes are commonly fabricated via the casting of a CNT dispersion containing PVDF and ionic liquid. In this study, several pore-forming additives such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and the common ionic liquid BMIMBF4 were used to control the morphology of the bucky gel electrodes.

Data on FTIR, photo-DSC and dynamic DSC of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymerization in the presence of ionic liquids.

Here we show the effect of the ionic liquid nature, its content and monomer/crosslinker ratio on the copolymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) with triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) induced by UV or heat irradiation. For the first time, kinetics curves of photopolymerization NVP with TEGDMA in the presence of ionic liquids are obtained. The ionic liquids EmimBF, BmimBF, OmimBF and EmimTFSI with different cation and anion structures and lengths of the alkyl radical were varied in photopolymer compositions.

Ionomers Based on Addition and Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerized 5-phenyl-2-norbornene as a Membrane Material for Ionic Actuators.

Two types of poly(5-phenyl-2-norbornene) were synthesized via ring opening metathesis and addition polymerization. The polymers sulfonation reaction under homogeneous conditions resulted in ionomer with high sulfonation degree up to 79% (IEC 3.36 meq/g).

Data on synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(phenylnorbornene) and polymer electrolyte membranes based on it.

This article describes data on preparation of sulfonated hydrogenated poly(phenylnorbornene) with different cations synthesized via sequential ring-opening metathesis polymerization, reduction, homogeneous sulfonation and cation exchange reactions. The data of the characterization of new polymers by nuclear magnetic resonance (H NMR) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) are presented. The effect of imidazolium and 1-methylimidazolium cations, ionic liquid and Zwitter-type ion liquid on ionic conductivities evaluated by impedance spectroscopy.