writer：Dai Shaojun，Yang Chunsheng，Qiu Guanming，Zhang Ming，Pan Shenglin
keywords：electrorheological fluid, nano-silicon, hydroxyl silicon oil, rare earths
source：期刊
specific source：Journal of Rare Earths
Issue time：2007年
Electrorheological fluid was prepared by inducting rare earth cerium into mixture of nano-silicon dioxide/hydroxyl silicon oil and its structure was analyzed by infrared spectra. The results showed that rare earth modified SiO₂, obtained by reaction of acrylic acid cerium and silane coupler, had big electrorheological effect which hydroxyl silicon oil acted as dispersed medium. The electrorheological fluid had high stability and showed change of solid-fluid at low electric field (1 kV·mm^?1). Diluted experimentation by using methylic silicon oil showed that rare earth cerium could not only enhance polarization of SiO₂but also the interaction of SiO₂ and hydroxyl silicon oil and hydroxyl silicon oil could boost electrorheological effect by polarizing in electric field.