@Article{jrm.2021.013884, AUTHOR = {Ling Wang, Chenchen Huang, Ping Zhang, Fenghua Liu, Ting Zou, Zhixiang Li, Jianfei Zhang, Gaojie Xu}, TITLE = {Preparation and Electrorheological Response of PAL/TiO2/PANI Nanorods}, JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials}, VOLUME = {9}, YEAR = {2021}, NUMBER = {10}, PAGES = {1707--1715}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v9n10/42558}, ISSN = {2164-6341}, ABSTRACT = {Using palygorskite (PAL) as template, the PAL/TiO2/PANI nano-rods were synthesized by heterogeneous precipitation and in-situ polymerization. The synthesized PAL/TiO2/PANI nanorods were used as a novel electrorheological (ER) fluid by mixing with silicone oil, which showed excellent ER effect. The yield stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI based ER fluid (15 vol%) reached 8.8 kPa under 4 kV mm−1 electric field. The dynamic shear stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI based ER fluid could maintain a stable level in the shear rate range of 0.1–100 s−1 . Furthermore, the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid exhibited excellent suspension stability.}, DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2021.013884} }