Studies on PEO-based sodium ion conducting composite polymer films |
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Authors: | Saumya R Mohapatra Awalendra K Thakur R N P Choudhary |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics and Meteorology, Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), Kharagpur, 721302, India |
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Abstract: | A sodium ion conducting composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) prepared by solution-caste technique by dispersion of an electrochemically
inert ceramic filler (SnO2) in the PEO–salt complex matrix is reported. The effect of filler concentration on morphological, electrical, electrochemical,
and mechanical stability of the CPE films has been investigated and analyzed. Composite nature of the films has been confirmed
from X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy patterns. Room temperature d.c. conductivity observed as a function
of filler concentration indicates an enhancement (maximum) at 1–2 wt% filler concentration followed by another maximum at
∼10 wt% SnO2. This two-maxima feature of electrical conductivity as a function of filler concentration remains unaltered in the CPE films
even at 100 °C (i.e., after crystalline melting), suggesting an active role of the filler particles in governing electrical
transport. Substantial enhancement in the voltage stability and mechanical properties of the CPE films has been noticed on
filler dispersion. The composite polymer films have been observed to be predominantly ionic in nature with t
ion ∼ 0.99 for 1–2 wt% SnO2. However, this value gets lowered on increasing addition of SnO2 with t
ion ∼ 0.90 for 25 wt% SnO2. A calculation of ionic and electronic conductivity for 25 wt% of SnO2 film works out to be ∼2.34 × 10−6 and 2.6 × 10−7 S/cm, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Na+ conductors Polymer Electrolytes XRD Electron microscopy Ionic Conductivities |
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