Effects of a Block Copolymer as Multifunctional Fillers on Ionic Conductivity, Mechanical Properties, and Dimensional Stability of Solid Polymer Electrolytes

2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (43) ◽  
pp. 13637-13643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianying Ji ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Wei-Hong Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Dimensional Stability ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer

Preparation of a ROMP-type imidazolium-functionalized norbornene ionic liquid block copolymer and the electrochemical property for lithium-ion batteries polyelectrolyte membranes

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (54) ◽  
pp. 43581-43588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Wang ◽  
Xiaohui He ◽  
Hongyu Zhu ◽  
Defu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Electrochemical Property ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Membranes

Solid polymer electrolytes with high ionic conductivity have been prepared based on an imidazolium-functionalized norbornene ionic liquid block copolymer.

scholarly journals Combining Hyperbranched and Linear Structures in Solid Polymer Electrolytes to Enhance Mechanical Properties and Room-Temperature Ion Transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benxin Jing ◽  
Xiaofeng Wang ◽  
Yi Shi ◽  
Yingxi Zhu ◽  
Haifeng Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Ion Transport ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Temperature Conductivity ◽  
Mechanical Integrity ◽  
Bottle Brush

Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based polymers are commonly studied for use as a solid polymer electrolyte for rechargeable Li-ion batteries; however, simultaneously achieving sufficient mechanical integrity and ionic conductivity has been a challenge. To address this problem, a customized polymer architecture is demonstrated wherein PEO bottle-brush arms are hyperbranched into a star architecture and then functionalized with end-grafted, linear PEO chains. The hierarchical architecture is designed to minimize crystallinity and therefore enhance ion transport via hyperbranching, while simultaneously addressing the need for mechanical integrity via the grafting of long, PEO chains (Mn = 10,000). The polymers are doped with lithium bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonimide (LiTFSI), creating hierarchically hyperbranched (HB) solid polymer electrolytes. Compared to electrolytes prepared with linear PEO of equivalent molecular weight, the HB PEO electrolytes increase the room temperature ionic conductivity from ∼2.5 × 10–6 to 2.5 × 10−5 S/cm. The conductivity increases by an additional 50% by increasing the block length of the linear PEO in the bottle brush arms from Mn = 1,000 to 2,000. The mechanical properties are improved by end-grafting linear PEO (Mn = 10,000) onto the terminal groups of the HB PEO bottle-brush. Specifically, the Young’s modulus increases by two orders of magnitude to a level comparable to commercial PEO films, while only reducing the conductivity by 50% below the HB electrolyte without grafted PEO. This study addresses the trade-off between ion conductivity and mechanical properties, and shows that while significant improvements can be made to the mechanical properties with hierarchical grafting of long, linear chains, only modest gains are made in the room temperature conductivity.

Solid Polymer Electrolytes from Crosslinked PEG and Dilithium N,N'-Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)perfluoroalkane-1,ω-disulfonamide and Lithium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Salts

2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1777-1798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olt E. Geiculescu ◽  
Rama V. Rajagopal ◽  
Emilia C. Mladin ◽  
Stephen E. Creager ◽  
Darryl D. Desmarteau
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Ionic Conductivities ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Segmental Motion ◽  
Concentrated Electrolytes ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Poly Ethylene

The present work consists of a series of studies with regard to the structure and charge transport in solid polymer electrolytes (SPE) prepared using various new bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI)-based dianionic dilithium salts in crosslinked low-molecular-weight poly(ethylene glycol). Some of the thermal properties (glass transition temperature, differential molar heat capacity) and ionic conductivities were determined for both diluted (EO/Li = 30:1) and concentrated (EO/Li = 10:1) SPEs. Trends in ionic conductivity of the new SPEs with respect to anion structure revealed that while for the dilute electrolytes ionic conductivity is generally rising with increased length of the perfluoroalkylene linking group in the dianions, for the concentrated electrolytes the trend is reversed with respect to dianion length. This behavior could be the result of a combination of two factors: on one hand a decrease in dianion basicity that results in diminished ion pairing and an enhancement in the number of charge carriers with increasing fluorine anion content, thereby increasing ionic conductivity while on the other hand the increasing anion size and concentration produce an increase in the friction/entanglements of the polymeric segments which lowers even more the reduced segmental motion of the crosslinked polymer and decrease the dianion contribution to the overall ionic conductivity. DFT modeling of the same TFSI-based dianionic dilithium salts reveals that the reason for the trend observed is due to the variation in ion dissociation enthalpy, derived from minimum-energy structures, with respect to perfluoroalkylene chain length.

Polyvinyl fibers as outperform candidature in the solid polymer electrolytes

2020 ◽  
pp. 152808372097062
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yameen Solangi ◽  
Umair Aftab ◽  
Muhammad Ishaque ◽  
Aqeel Bhutto ◽  
Ayman Nafady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Solution Cast

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are the best choice to replace liquid electrolytes in supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells and batteries. The main challenge in this filed is the ionic conductivity and thermal stability of SPEs which is still not up to mark, therefore more investigations are needed to address these issues. In this study, PVA/salt based SPEs was fabricated using both solution cast and electro-spinning methods to probe the effect of different salts such as (NaCl, KCl and KI) and their concentrations on the ionic conductivity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) x and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) have been employed to study the morphology as well as the different functional groups of SPEs, respectively. It was noted that small addition of NaCl, KCl and KI salts in SPEs dramatically increased the ionic conductivity to 5.95×10−6, 5.31×10−6 and 4.83×10−6 S/cm, respectively. Importantly, the SPEs obtained with NaCl via electro-spinning have higher ionic conductivity (5.95×10−6 S/cm) than their casted SPEs (1.87×10−6 S/cm). Thermal stability was also studied at two different temperatures i.e. 80 °C and 100 °C. The weight loss percentage of electrospun SPEs have zero percent weight loss than the solution based SPEs. The combined results clearly indicated that the nature of salt, concentration and fabrication process play a vital role in the ionic conductivity. Also, the NaCl salt with low molecular weight at low concentrations shows an enhanced ionic conductivity.

Characterization of Plasticized PMMA-LiClO4 Solid Polymer Electrolytes

2012 ◽  
Vol 585 ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajni Sharma ◽  
Anjan Sil ◽  
Subrata Ray
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Casting Technique ◽  
Ac Impedance Analysis ◽  
Solution Casting Technique

In the present work, the effect of Li salt i.e. LiClO4 contained in composite plasticizer (PC+DEC) with three different concentrations on ionic transport and other electrochemical properties of PMMA based gel polymer electrolytes synthesized has been investigated. The electrolytes have been synthesized by solution casting technique by varying the wt (%) of salt and plasticizer. The formation of polymer-salt complexes and their structural characterization have been carried out by FTIR spectroscopic and XRD analyses. The room temperature ionic conductivity of the electrolyte composition 0.6PMMA-0.125(PC+DEC)-0.15LiClO4 (wt %) has been found to be maximum whose magnitude is 0.40×10-5 S/cm as determined by ac impedance analysis. The temperature dependent ionic conductivity of electrolyte sample0.6PMMA-0.125(PC+DEC)-0.15LiClO4 has further been investigated. Thermal analyses of electrolyte samples of all three compositions have also been done.

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