Maryam Safari - Department of Chemistry, AmirKabir University of technology
Leila Naji - Department of Chemistry, AmirKabir University of technology
f afshar taromi - Faculty of Color and Polymer Engineering, AmirKabir University of technology
f barazandeh - Faculty of mechanical Engineering, AmirKabir University of technology

Nafion-based Ionic Polymer Metal Nano-composite (IPMNCs) actuators were fabricated using an electroless plating method with Pt nanoparticles as the electrode layer, incorporated at the subsurface of Nafion polymer and their electrochemical properties were investigated while they were impregnated with different Li salts (LiBF4, LiOH and LiClO4) to find best Li+ salt in the actuation response. In other experiment, in order to overcoming the water loss, the various amount of Li+ cations in the presence of EMIBF4 were penetrated to IPMNC. All of the changes were investigated by the electrochemical tests (Cyclic voltammetry and Impedance Spectroscopy) and the electromechanical tests (under the DC and AC voltage). The obtained results illustrated that the Li+ salts and imidazolium based ionic liquids greatly improves the electrochemical performance of Nafion-based IPMNC actuators

actuators, IPMNC, Ionic liquid, Li salts