Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004.
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| author | Chen, Angela Y. (Angela Ying-Ju), 1982- |
| author2 | Ian W. Hunter. |
| author_facet | Ian W. Hunter. Chen, Angela Y. (Angela Ying-Ju), 1982- |
| author_sort | Chen, Angela Y. (Angela Ying-Ju), 1982- |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/328292019-04-10T14:52:47Z Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers Chen, Angela Y. (Angela Ying-Ju), 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 are materials that possess the electrical conductivity of metals while still retaining the mechanical properties such as flexibility of traditional polymers. Polypyrrole (PPy) is one of the more commonly studied electrically conducting polymers due to its high conductivity and stability in ambient conditions. A one step electrochemical process for growing macroscopic conducting polymer fibers previously described in Li et al's article (Science, 1993) was used to grow PPy fibers. Based on a schematic of the electrochemical flow cell used in the electrodeposition process, a physical electrochemical flow cell was constructed. Several trials were carried out in an attempt to repeatedly grow polymer fibers. The fibers grown from successful trials were analyzed and characterized by qualities such as length, diameter, surface texture, conductivity, and elasticity. There is room for further study involving optimization of parameters such as temperature, monomer concentration, and flow velocity of the monomer solution. by Angela Y. Chen. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:33:08Z 2006-05-15T20:33:08Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32829 57615870 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 36 leaves 1732193 bytes 1731472 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Chen, Angela Y. (Angela Ying-Ju), 1982- Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title | Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title_full | Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title_fullStr | Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title_short | Electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| title_sort | electrodeposition of conducting polymer fibers |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32829 |
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