Development of Magnetic Compound Fluid Rubber Sensor for Practical Usage on γ-Irradiation and Energy Harvesting for Broad-Band Electromagnetic Waves — Oak Academic Publishing
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Development of Magnetic Compound Fluid Rubber Sensor for Practical Usage on γ-Irradiation and Energy Harvesting for Broad-Band Electromagnetic Waves
Department of Symbiotic Systems Sciences, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan
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Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
1 Department of Symbiotic Systems Sciences, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan
2 Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
3 Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
4 Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
We have performed sequential studies on new types of soft rubber for their application as artificial skin in robots and haptic sensors. Based on a proposed electrolytic polymerization method and novel adhesion technique for rubber and a metal that utilizes a metal complex hydrate, we have developed an MCF rubber sensor. This sensor uses a magnetic compound fluid (MCF), natural rubber (NR-latex) or chloroprene rubber latex (CR-latex), and requires the application of a magnetic field. The potential application of the developed sensor in various engineering scenarios and our daily lives is significant. In this regard, we investigated the effects of γ -irradiation, infrared radiation, microwaves, and a thermal source on the MCF rubber sensor. We established that the MCF rubber is effective enough to be used for power generation of broadband electro-magnetic waves from γ -rays to microwaves, including the range of the solar spectrum, which is the typical characteristic obtained in the present investigation. The remarkable attribute is that the MCF rubber sensor dose is not degraded by γ -irradiation. We also demonstrated the effectiveness of the MCF rubber sensor in energy harvesting.
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