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Electrorheological behavior of heat-treated sepiolite suspension

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In this study, we investigated the electrorheological characteristics of a fibrous hydrated magnesium silicate, sepiolite suspension. The sepiolite nanoparticles were heat-treated between 150 and 900 °C, and 2 wt% sepiolite was dispersed in silicone oil. The structural change of the baked particles was analyzed. The effects of the particle loading and applied voltage were evaluated. It was found that the heat-treated sepiolite suspension showed relatively higher viscosity, storage modulus and loss modulus. In addition, as the applied voltage increased, the shear yield stress increased. When a 9 kV/mm direct current (DC) field was applied, a shear yield stress of 16.8 kPa was measured.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (2018R1A5A1024127). The authors are grateful for the supports.

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National Research Foundation of Korea, Grant/Award Number: 2018R1A5A1024127.

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  1. Department of Fiber Convergence Materials Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 16890, Republic of Korea

    So Yeon Ahn & Young Seok Song

  2. Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Chengbin Yu

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Conceptualization, SYA, CY, and YSS. Methodology, SYA and CY. Validation, CY and YSS. Investigation, SYA and CY. Writing–original draft preparation, CY. Supervision, YSS. Funding acquisition, YSS. All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Ahn, S.Y., Yu, C. & Song, Y.S. Electrorheological behavior of heat-treated sepiolite suspension. Korea-Aust. Rheol. J. 35, 391–396 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13367-023-00074-x

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