Abstract
The main method for Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) electrode fabrication employs RED-OX deposition of noble metals. However, as this chemical plating technique is expensive, time-consuming and uses dangerous chemicals, we investigate the deposition of silver (Ag) electrodes by an additive manufacturing technique; stencil/ screen printing. The results indicate exceptional adhesion and mechanical stability of the cured ink to the Nafion. Moreover, the electrical properties (surface resistance measurements with the 2-probe method), microstructure (with Scanning Electron Microscopy), in addition to the electro-Active properties (deflection measurements after slight hydration of sample in water and the application of square waveforms of 10 V in amplitude and 0.05 Hz in frequency) of the 5 mm x 20 mm Ag metalised IPMCs in a cantilever configuration are tested. Resistances are low, in the range of 1.1-1.6 ω, and SEM micrographs indicate electrodes of 10 μm in thickness. Preliminary results illustrate a similar relationship of the induced displacements and the applied voltages and for the samples. The methodology for the fabricated Ag-stencil/ screen printed-electroded IPMCs is introduced, and the properties of these IPMCs are exhibited. This paper hence presents a proof of principle study, utilising a method that can significantly reduce IPMC production costs, as it decreases material prises by approximately 98% and fabrication times from 48 hours down to less than an hour compared to the state-of-Theart technique.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI |
| Editors | Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Iain A. Anderson, Nancy L. Johnson |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510625877 |
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| Publication status | Published - 13 Mar 2019 |
| Event | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI 2019 - Denver, United States Duration: 4 Mar 2019 → 7 Mar 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 10966 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI 2019 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Denver |
| Period | 4/03/19 → 7/03/19 |
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Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- Electrodes
- Fabrication
- Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC)
- Manufacturing
- Silver (Ag)
- Stencil/ screen printing
- electrodes
- fabrication
- additive manufacturing
- stencil/screen printing
- silver (Ag)
- manufacturing
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Investigation of stencil/ screen printing of silver (Ag) electrodes for ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs). / Sideris, Eva A.; Augoulas, Evangelos I.; Homburg, Erik; van Maris, Marc P.; de Lange, Rick C.
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI. ed. / Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Iain A. Anderson; Nancy L. Johnson. SPIE, 2019. 1096607 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10966).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - Investigation of stencil/ screen printing of silver (Ag) electrodes for ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs)
AU - Sideris, Eva A.
AU - Augoulas, Evangelos I.
AU - Homburg, Erik
AU - van Maris, Marc P.
AU - de Lange, Rick C.
PY - 2019/3/13
Y1 - 2019/3/13
N2 - The main method for Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) electrode fabrication employs RED-OX deposition of noble metals. However, as this chemical plating technique is expensive, time-consuming and uses dangerous chemicals, we investigate the deposition of silver (Ag) electrodes by an additive manufacturing technique; stencil/ screen printing. The results indicate exceptional adhesion and mechanical stability of the cured ink to the Nafion. Moreover, the electrical properties (surface resistance measurements with the 2-probe method), microstructure (with Scanning Electron Microscopy), in addition to the electro-Active properties (deflection measurements after slight hydration of sample in water and the application of square waveforms of 10 V in amplitude and 0.05 Hz in frequency) of the 5 mm x 20 mm Ag metalised IPMCs in a cantilever configuration are tested. Resistances are low, in the range of 1.1-1.6 ω, and SEM micrographs indicate electrodes of 10 μm in thickness. Preliminary results illustrate a similar relationship of the induced displacements and the applied voltages and for the samples. The methodology for the fabricated Ag-stencil/ screen printed-electroded IPMCs is introduced, and the properties of these IPMCs are exhibited. This paper hence presents a proof of principle study, utilising a method that can significantly reduce IPMC production costs, as it decreases material prises by approximately 98% and fabrication times from 48 hours down to less than an hour compared to the state-of-Theart technique.
AB - The main method for Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) electrode fabrication employs RED-OX deposition of noble metals. However, as this chemical plating technique is expensive, time-consuming and uses dangerous chemicals, we investigate the deposition of silver (Ag) electrodes by an additive manufacturing technique; stencil/ screen printing. The results indicate exceptional adhesion and mechanical stability of the cured ink to the Nafion. Moreover, the electrical properties (surface resistance measurements with the 2-probe method), microstructure (with Scanning Electron Microscopy), in addition to the electro-Active properties (deflection measurements after slight hydration of sample in water and the application of square waveforms of 10 V in amplitude and 0.05 Hz in frequency) of the 5 mm x 20 mm Ag metalised IPMCs in a cantilever configuration are tested. Resistances are low, in the range of 1.1-1.6 ω, and SEM micrographs indicate electrodes of 10 μm in thickness. Preliminary results illustrate a similar relationship of the induced displacements and the applied voltages and for the samples. The methodology for the fabricated Ag-stencil/ screen printed-electroded IPMCs is introduced, and the properties of these IPMCs are exhibited. This paper hence presents a proof of principle study, utilising a method that can significantly reduce IPMC production costs, as it decreases material prises by approximately 98% and fabrication times from 48 hours down to less than an hour compared to the state-of-Theart technique.
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KW - Electrodes
KW - Fabrication
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KW - Manufacturing
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KW - Stencil/ screen printing
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KW - fabrication
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - stencil/screen printing
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