ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Investigating the Effect of Structural Rigidity on the Electromechanical Response of Ionic Triblock Copolymers

Abstract: One of the rapidly developing frontiers in research is focused on the rational design of polymeric materials that have targeted functionalities and tunable responses to external stimuli. A chief obstacle to achieving this capability is the lack of a fundamental understanding of how chemical structure and morphology give rise to macromolecular properties. Considering this, the research proposed here aims to investigate how polymer structure and counterion identity affects the electromechanical response of materials when exposed to external electric fields. Our previous results have confirmed that neutron reflectometry is an ideal tool for monitoring the motion of both the polymer backbone and counterions. This proposal builds on those findings and will focus on understanding how film rigidity and counter-anion size restricts or enhances the system response to an applied electric field.

Principal Investigator: Dr Jason Dugger
Experimenter: Dr Brad Lokitz
Local Contact: Dr Rebecca Welbourn
Experimenter: Dr James Browning
Experimenter: Dr Gabriel Veith

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1800019

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1800019

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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