A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004.
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| author | Powley, Nicholas R. (Nicholas Ransom), 1982- |
| author2 | Ian W. Hunter. |
| author_facet | Ian W. Hunter. Powley, Nicholas R. (Nicholas Ransom), 1982- |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/327762019-04-10T14:52:53Z A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy Powley, Nicholas R. (Nicholas Ransom), 1982- Ian W. Hunter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 35). Conducting polymers have the potential to serve the technical and commercial communities with novel actuators, sensors, and biomimetic devices. The conjugated structures of these polymers and the addition of dopants enable conduction. [1] One current goal in the conducting polymer field is to observe and understand the events by which these polymers carryout their active mechanical functions (contraction and expansion) upon the application of a potential. This thesis presents the design and a prototype of a new device for investigating the relationship between the mechanical and electronic properties of conducting polymers with EPR Spectroscopy. The performance of the testing device was explored with a controlled experiment. The results of this experiment suggest that the response of conducting polymer actuators to mechanical inputs can be examined with EPR Spectroscopy. by Nicholas R. Powley. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:29:10Z 2006-05-15T20:29:10Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32776 57570887 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 35 leaves 2331440 bytes 2330768 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Powley, Nicholas R. (Nicholas Ransom), 1982- A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title | A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_full | A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_fullStr | A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_short | A device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_sort | device for testing the electronic and mechanical properties of conducting polymers with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32776 |
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