In this paper, a novel ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) has been fabricated by chemical electroless plating method integrated with doping ZnO nanoparticles in the nafion polymeric matrix. This IPMC is a smart material acting as a responsive actuator in biomedical devices. ZnO nanoparticles, known as remarkable piezoelectric material, could highly enhance the actuation properties of our IPMC. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and XRD spectroscopy were used to analyse ZnO nanoparticles. Doped sheet fabrication was also proved by X-ray scattering. The final IPMC fabrication was done by chemical electroless plating of Pt on the doped sheet as electrodes. Angle of bending of the undoped and ZnO-doped IPMC was measured in an applied electrical field as a function of actuating properties. It was found that ZnO doping could increase the actuation application up to 42% in the same applied voltages.

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nafion-ZnO纳米颗粒掺杂片作为离子聚合物金属复合材料（IPMC）的增强驱动应用；掺杂压电效应

在本文中，一种新型离子聚合物金属复合材料（IPMC）已通过化学化学镀方法与在全氟聚合物基体中掺杂 ZnO 纳米颗粒相结合而制备。这种 IPMC 是一种智能材料，在生物医学设备中充当响应式执行器。ZnO 纳米颗粒，被称为卓越的压电材料，可以极大地增强我们 IPMC 的驱动性能。傅里叶变换红外 (FTIR) 显微镜分析、扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 成像、光致发光 (PL) 光谱和 XRD 光谱用于分析 ZnO 纳米颗粒。X射线散射也证明了掺杂片的制造。最后的 IPMC 制造是通过在掺杂片上化学化学镀铂作为电极来完成的。在外加电场中测量未掺杂和掺杂 ZnO 的 IPMC 的弯曲角度作为驱动特性的函数。研究发现，在相同的施加电压下，ZnO 掺杂可以将驱动应用增加多达 42%。