Effect of polymerization potential on the actuation of free standing poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene films in a propylene carbonate electrolyte

Inkjet‐printed hybrid conducting polymer-activated carbon aerogel linear actuators driven in an organic electrolyte

“…In addition to linear-expanding actuators, bi-and trilayer configurations provide bending actuation [12,26]. Typically, linear actuators are conducting polymer films made by electrochemical polymerization, with reported strain for PEDOT films of up to 3 % and stress in the range of 0.3 MPa [27]. The goal of this work was to investigate the linear-actuation properties of trilayer actuators with PEDOT:PSS films both with and without ACA printed on PVdF to understand the mechanisms driving the actuation.…”

Electrochemical characterization of PEDOT–PSS–Sorbitol electrodes. Sorbitol changes cation to anion interchange during reactions

“…For poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) oxidation from the neutral chains the interchanged ions are controlled by the size of the salt used during the generation process. Small anions give raise a PEDOT-anion material during electrogeneration that will interchange anions with the electrolyte during oxidation/reduction processes in electrolytes including small anions [10][11][12][13][14]. Macroanions, or polyelectrolytes, present during polymerization produce PEDOT-polyelectrolyte materials.…”

The Electrochemical Degradation of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Films Electrodeposited from Aqueous Solutions

“…[40]. The electropolymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) is usually carried out in organic solvents such as acetonitrile [41-,,,45] or propylene carbonate [42,46] due to the low solubility of the monomer in water. Nevertheless, since organic solvents are often harmful to health and uneconomical compared to water, there is a growing interest in the 4 electropolymerization of PEDOT films in aqueous media.…”