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Elastomers Based on Polynorbornene with Polar Polysiloxane Brushes for Soft Transducer Applications

Adeli, Yeerlan  
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Raman Venkatesan, Thulasinath
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Nuesch, Frank A.  
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July 11, 2024
Helvetica Chimica Acta

Elastomers based on cross-linked bottlebrush polymers combine an extreme softness at low strains with a strain-stiffening effect, which makes them attractive as active components in dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA). Their main disadvantage concerns the small relative permittivity, which is about 3.5, requiring relatively high driving voltage in actuators. We synthesized a bottlebrush polymer elastomer with polar brushes, which exhibit an enhanced dielectric permittivity of 4.4. Anionic ring-opening polymerization of a polar cyclosiloxane gave telechelic polar brushes, while ring-opening polymerization of a norbornene macromonomer gave a bottlebrush polymer which was cross-linked to elastomers by a thiol-ene reaction. Elastomers with a small elastic modulus below 100 kPa, strain at break exceeding 100 %, attractive elasticity, and small mechanical loss factors (tan delta) were achieved. Temperature-dependent impedance measurements revealed a transition temperature of -95 degrees C and an interfacial polarization. The multigram scale synthesis demonstrates the potential for scaling up, which opens the door to broader applications of these materials beyond actuators, such as capacitive sensors, batteries, and electroluminescent devices. Notably, these devices operate at extremely low voltages where the dielectric breakdown does not limit their functionality, but still, the softness and the increased dielectric permittivity are a plus. image

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DOI
10.1002/hlca.202400032
Web of Science ID

WOS:001268697700001

Author(s)
Adeli, Yeerlan  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Raman Venkatesan, Thulasinath

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain

Nuesch, Frank A.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Opris, Dorina

Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain

Date Issued

2024-07-11

Publisher

Wiley-VHCA AG

Published in
Helvetica Chimica Acta
Volume

107

Issue

8

Article Number

e202400032

Subjects

dielectrics

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bottlebrush polymers

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electrically-responsive elastomers

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ROMP

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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SMX-ENS  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

European Research Council (ERC)

101001182

China Scholarship Council

201906010334

European Research Council (ERC)

101001182

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January 30, 2025
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