scholarly journals Role of Mg(NO3)2 as Defective Agent in Ameliorating the Electrical Conductivity, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Agarose–Based Polymer Electrolytes

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3357
Author(s):  
N. I. Ali ◽  
S. Z. Z. Abidin ◽  
S. R. Majid ◽  
N. K. Jaafar

Polymer electrolytes based on agarose dissolved in DMSO solvent complexed with different weight percentages of Mg(NO3)2 ranging from 0 to 35 wt% were prepared using a solution casting method. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was applied to study the electrical properties of this polymer electrolyte, such as ionic conductivity at room and different temperatures, dielectric and modulus properties. The highest conducting film has been obtained at 1.48 × 10−5 S·cm−1 by doping 30 wt% of Mg(NO3)2 into the polymer matrix at room temperature. This high ionic conductivity value is achieved due to the increase in the amorphous nature of the polymer electrolyte, as proven by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), where broadening of the amorphous peak can be observed. The intermolecular interactions between agarose and Mg(NO3)2 are studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy by observing the presence of –OH, –CH, N–H, CH3, C–O–C, C–OH, C–C and 3,6-anhydrogalactose bridges in the FTIR spectra. The electrochemical properties for the highest conducting agarose–Mg(NO3)2 polymer electrolyte are stable up to 3.57 V, which is determined by using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and supported by cyclic voltammetry (CV) that proves the presence of Mg2+ conduction.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 6114-6123

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) were prepared via solution drop-cast technique. The CMC host is complexed by different concentrations of LiClO4 salt. SPEs were characterized by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) in coin cells with lithium metal electrodes. EIS performed unique results based on various ionic conductivity values and dielectric properties. The higher ionic conductivity (1.32 × 10-5 S/cm) was obtained by SPEs 2 following by short-range ionic transport results based on dielectric properties depending on frequency. SPEs with LiClO4 addition are electrochemically stable over 2 V in lithium battery coin cells from LSV results.


This is a novel approach to get polyblend films with improved properties such as ionic conductivity and dielectric strength. Different ratios of PEG (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%) are added with optimized PVA: PVP ratio. PVA: PVP: PEG based BPEs are prepared by using solution casting method. The polymer PEG act as a plasticizer and chemically stable in air.The prepared electrolytes are characterized by XRD, FTIR and ionic conductivity studies. The XRD analysis shows amorphous nature of the polyblend electrolytes. Dielectric analysis is carried out for the BPEs. The higher conductivity is obtained for 20% PEG added polyblend electrolytes and it is 9.0x10-9 S/Cm. Thus, PVA: PVP: PEG (40:40:20) system is confirmed as optimized one for further studies to enhance the ionic conductivity


2015 ◽  
Vol 1107 ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayah Ahmad ◽  
M.I.N. Isa

The present study aims to investigate the structural and ionic conductivity of carboxymethyl cellulose - ammonium chloride as proton conducting polymer electrolytes. The complexion of polymer electrolyte films has been confirmed via FTIR studies. The conductivity enhancement with the addition of ammonium chloride concentration was proved due to the increase in amorphous nature of the films as evidenced by XRD analysis. Impedance studies indicate that the highest ionic conductivity of 1.43 x 10-3 Scm-1 was observed with the addition of 16 wt.% ammonium chloride in polymer electrolyte system obtained at ambient temperature.


2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 2053-2056
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Cui ◽  
Dong Yan Tang ◽  
Li Li Guan

Single ion conducting polymer electrolytes synthesized through a copolymer poly(lithium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid-co-vinyl triethoxysilane) and a crosslinker poly(etheylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) were prepared. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe the morphology of the surface and cross-section of the polymer electrolyte membrane. AC impedance and linear sweep voltammetry were used to investigate the electrochemical properties of the polymer electrolytes. It was found that the obtained membrane had a typical amorphous structure and possessed a smooth surface. The bulk resistance of the polymer electrolyte increased with the increase in the plasticizer uptake. The electrochemical stability increased with the increase in the content of VTES.


2012 ◽  
Vol 501 ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narges Ataollahi ◽  
Azizan Ahmad ◽  
H. Hamzah ◽  
M.Y.A. Rahman ◽  
Mohamed Nor Sabirin

Blend-based polymer electrolytes composed of PVDF-HFP/MG-49 (70/30) and LiClO4 as lithium salt has been studied. Solution casting method was applied to prepare the polymer electrolyte. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to characterize the electrolyte films. The maximum value of 2.51×10ˉ6 S cm-1 was obtained at ambient temperature for the 30 wt. % of LiClO4 and the conductivity increased to 1.10×10ˉ3 S cm-1 by increasing the temperature up to 383 K. FTIR spectra demonstrated that complexation occurred between the polymers and lithium salt.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sk. Shahenoor Basha ◽  
M. C. Rao

Blend polymer electrolytes were prepared with different wt% compositions of [PVA/PVP-MgCl2·6H2O] : x% using solution cast technique. Structural, morphological, vibrational, thermal, and ionic conductivity and electrochemical properties were studied on the prepared polymer films. XRD revealed the crystalline nature of the polymer electrolyte films. The morphology and the degree of roughness of the prepared films were analyzed by SEM. FTIR and Raman studies confirmed the chemical complex nature of the ligands, interlinking bond formation between the blend polymers and the dopant salt. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of polymer electrolytes was confirmed by DSC studies. Ionic conductivity measurements were carried out on the prepared films in the frequency ranging between 5000 Hz and 50000 KHz and found to be maximum (2.42 × 10−4 S/cm) for the prepared film with wt% composition 35PVA/35PVP : 30MgCl2·6H2O at room temperature. The electrochemical studies were also performed on the prepared films. The galvanostatic charge/discharge performance was carried out from 2.9 to 4.4 V for the configuration Mg+/(PVA/PVP + MgCl2·6H2O)/(I2 + C + electrolyte).


2020 ◽  
pp. 152808372097062
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yameen Solangi ◽  
Umair Aftab ◽  
Muhammad Ishaque ◽  
Aqeel Bhutto ◽  
Ayman Nafady ◽  
...  

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.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1052-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suting Yan ◽  
Jianda Xie ◽  
Qingshi Wu ◽  
Shiming Zhou ◽  
Anqi Qu ◽  
...  

A solid polymer electrolyte fabricated using ion containing microgels manifests high ionic conductivity for potential use in lithium batteries.


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