碱性纳米复合聚合物电解质研究

为了提高聚氧化乙烯(PEO)/KOH 基碱性聚合物电解质的电导率, 制电解质膜时分别将纳米 TiO2、纳米β-Al2O3和纳米 SiO2添加到 PEO/KOH 体系中, 制备出了兼顾电学和力学性能的碱性纳米复合聚合物电解质. 交流阻抗测试显示, 其室温(28 ℃)电导率可达到 10-3 S?cm-1数量级. 循环伏安研究表明, 制得的电解质膜在不锈钢惰性电极上的电化学稳定窗口约为 1.6 V. 分别研究了聚合物电解质膜中 KOH, H2O, 无机纳米粉末的含量以及温度对体系电导率的影响.     

表面改性纳米SiO2复合聚合物电解质的制备及性能

通过化学方法将具有增塑效果的环状碳酸酯基团引入纳米SiO2表面,并用FTIR与TGA对改性纳米SiO2进行了表征.将改性纳米SiO2添加到以聚氧化乙烯(PEO)为基体的聚合物电解质中,制备了复合聚合物电解质.通过DSC和交流阻抗等方法对该聚合物电解质膜的热力学和电化学性能进行了研究.结果表明,掺杂改性纳米SiO2的聚合物电解质具有更高的离子电导率,室温最高离子电导率可达到1.84×10-5 S/cm;具有较高的锂离子迁移数,最高可达到0.49,且具有更好的界面稳定性.     

PEO基纳米复合聚合物电解质电化学性质的研究

以PEO8 LiClO4作母体,纳米SiO2为填料,制成PEO8 LiClO4 SiO2(x%)系列复合聚合物电解质,测定这该电解质的电导率、锂离子迁移数和电化学稳定窗口,并对其晶态结构作差热分析表征.结果表明,纳米SiO2的引入,显著提高了电解质的电导率,在22℃时达到4.3×10-5S·cm-1.此外,还探讨了填料对复合聚合物电解质电导率提高的影响机理.     

一种高离子电导率复合聚合物电解质的简易热处理制备

固态聚合物电解质是发展柔性全固态锂离子电池的核心,但是目前室温离子电导率低限制了其应用.本研究以热聚合方法制备石墨相氮化碳(g-C_3N_4),并将其与聚氧化乙烯/高氯酸锂(PEO/LiClO_4)共混制备复合聚合物固态电解质.采用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、光学显微镜(OM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和电化学工作站对复合聚合物电解质膜进行表征.结果表明,通过120℃退火-淬冷热处理及复合聚合物电解质内部的相互作用,可以较大程度抑制PEO的结晶,从而使该复合聚合物固态电解质膜的离子电导率在25℃时达到2.4×10~(-5)S cm~(-1),提高了3个数量级.     

PEO/LiClO_4纳米SiO_2复合聚合物电解质的电化学研究

将实验室制备的纳米二氧化硅和市售纳米二氧化硅粉末与PEO LiClO4复合 ,制得了复合PEO电解质 .它们的室温离子电导率可比未复合的PEO电解质提高 1～ 2个数量级 ,最高可以达到 1 2 4× 10 - 5S cm .离子电导率的提高有两方面的原因 :一是无机二氧化硅粉末的加入抑制了PEO的结晶 ,是二氧化硅粉末和聚合物电解质之间形成的界面对电导率的提高也有一定的作用 .在进一步加入PC EC(碳酸丙烯酯 碳酸乙烯酯 )混合增塑剂后制得的复合凝胶PEO电解质 ,可使室温离子电导率再提高 2个数量 ,达到 2× 10 - 3 S cm .用这种复合凝胶PEO电解质组装了Li|compositegelelectrolyte|Li半电池 ,并测量了该半电池的交流阻抗谱图随组装后保持时间的变化 ,实验观察到在保持时间为 144h以内钝化膜的交流阻抗迅速增大 ,但在随后的时间内逐渐趋于平稳 ,表明二氧化硅粉末的加入可以有效地抑制钝化膜的生长     

原位复合法制备(PEO)8LiClO4/TiO2聚合物电解质的研究

以聚氧化乙烯/高氯酸锂复合物[(PEO)8LiClO4]为基体,通过钛酸丁酯的水解缩合反应在其中原位生成TiO2,制备了(PEO)8LiClO4/TiO2复合聚合物电解质,采用SEM、DSC和交流阻抗方法研究了聚合物电解质的形态、玻璃化转变温度(Tg)、结晶度(Xc)和离子导电性能.结果表明原位生成的TiO2在基体中分散均匀,加入TiO2后聚合物电解质体系的Tg和Xc均有所降低,而电导率明显提高,当TiO2添加量为ω=0.05时电导率达到最大值5.5×10-5S·cm-1(20℃).     

水蒸气沉淀法制备SiO2/偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物复合微孔型聚合物电解质的研究

用水蒸气沉淀法制备了SiO2 偏氟乙烯 六氟丙烯共聚物 [P(VDF HFP) ]复合微孔型聚合物电解质 ,并研究了纳米SiO2 的加入对微孔结构及复合微孔型聚合物电解质性能的影响 .SEM观察发现当纳米SiO2 的添加量大于 0 1倍聚合物质量时 ,可以在微孔中观察到纳米粒子的严重团聚现象 .电导率的测量表明添加 0 0 5倍聚合物质量的纳米SiO2 后 ,微孔型聚合物电解质的电导率有明显提高 ,但进一步增大添加量后 ,电导率有所下降 .另外 ,实验发现添加纳米SiO2 可以明显提高微孔型聚合物电解质与锂金属电极之间的界面稳定性 ,特别是添加量为 0 0 5倍聚合物质量时的效果良好 .     

纳米SiO2复合的梳状聚醚聚合物电解质的导电性能研究

于含锂盐的梳状聚醚聚合物电解质添加纳米S iO2制备复合聚合物电解质.并分别使用DSC和XRD研究S iO2对聚合物链段运动能力的影响.电导率测试表明,在相同的锂盐浓度下,加入5%的纳米S iO2后,聚合物电解质具有最高的离子电导率,30℃时为7.8×10-5S/cm,80℃时达到4.5×10-4S/cm.与未添加S iO2的聚合物电解质相比,电导率提高了30%~60%.TGA测定给出该聚合物的热分解温度为300℃左右,显示出良好的安全性能.     

染料敏化太阳能电池用琼脂糖基磁性聚合物电解质的电化学性能

以琼脂糖为聚合物基质,N-甲基吡咯烷酮为溶剂,磁性纳米粒子四氧化三铁为无机纳米颗粒添加剂制备了用于染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的磁性聚合物电解质.通过研究不同小分子表面活性剂,聚乙二醇(PEG200)、曲拉通(TritonX-100)、乙酰丙酮和三者混合的表面活性剂对掺杂有1%(w)Fe3O4的磁性聚合物电解质离子电导率的影响,发现PEG200的加入可有效提高琼脂糖基磁性聚合物电解质的离子电导率.同时,对不同PEG200浓度添加下的电解质进行离子电导率测试研究发现:当PEG200加入量为61.8%(w)时,电解质具有最佳的离子电导率(2.88×10-3S·cm-1);对染料敏化太阳能电池进行电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)测试的结果表明:染料敏化太阳能电池的电子寿命和复合电阻随着PEG200浓度的增加是先增大后减小,最大的电子寿命和复合电阻出现在PEG200浓度为68.3%(w)处.     

PEO-LiClO_4-ZSM5复合聚合物电解质II.ZSM-5对离子电导率的影响

通过XRD ,DSC ,FT IR和SEM等方法对PEO LiClO4 ZSM5复合电解质进行了研究 ,结果表明ZSM 5可以有效地降低PEO LiClO4 ZSM5复合电解质中PEO的结晶度和玻璃化温度 ,从而提高其低温区域的离子电导率 .温度高于PEO的结晶熔融温度后 ,复合电解质离子电导率的提高则是由于在ZSM 5表面形成了有利于Li离子迁移的导电通道所引起的 .较高的离子电导率和较宽的电化学稳定窗口表明PEO LiClO4 ZSM5复合电解质在全固态锂离子二次电池领域具有良好的应用前景 .     

Synthesis of High Dispersion and Uniform Nano-sized Flame Retardant-Used Hexagonal Mg(OH)<Subscript>2</Subscript>

Nanosized dispersive flake-like magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂) had been prepared by a hydrothermal method. In the process, when the surfactant polyvinyl pyrrolidone was added, high dispersion, small particle size and large specific surface area of hexagonal crystal magnesium hydroxide was obtained by ultrasonic dispersion and temperature program. The flame retardant of Mg(OH)₂ was systematically explored by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, BET analysis and thermo-gravimetric analysis tests. SEM showed the formation of uniform and small size magnesium hydroxide particle with hexagonal nanoscale. Under the optimized conditions, high nano-sized hexagonal Mg(OH)₂ was acquired with a mean particle size of 134 nm and a specific surface area of 26.66 m²/g. According to TGA results, the sample’s decomposition temperature was 626.9 K, which was consistent with the reported literature. It is vitally prospected that the prepared hexagonal Mg(OH)₂ is to be applied to the industry as a flame retardant.     

The Effect of Flower-Like Magnesium Hydroxide Nanostructure on the Thermal Stability of Cellulose Acetate and Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene

Flower-like magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂) nanostructures were synthesized via a simple hydrothermal reaction at relatively low temperature. The Mg(OH)₂ nanostructures were then added to acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) and cellulose acetate (CA) polymers. The effect of Mg(OH)₂ nanostructures on the thermal stability of the polymeric matrixes has been investigated. The thermal decomposition of the nanocomposites shifts towards higher temperature in the presence of the Mg(OH)₂. The enhancement of thermal stability of nanocomposites is due to endothermically decomposition of magnesium hydroxide that releases of water and dilutes combustible gases. Nanostructures and nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), UL-94 test and limiting oxygen index (LOI) analysis.     

Bioactivity Performance of Pure Mg after Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation in Silicate-Based Solutions

The biodegradable metals, including magnesium (Mg), are a convenient alternative to permanent metals but fast uncontrolled corrosion limited wide clinical application. Formation of a barrier coating on Mg alloys could be a successful strategy for the production of a stable external layer that prevents fast corrosion. Our research was aimed to develop an Mg stable oxide coating using plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) in silicate-based solutions. 99.9% pure Mg alloy was anodized in electrolytes contained mixtures of sodium silicate and sodium fluoride, calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), contact angle (CA), Photoluminescence analysis and immersion tests were performed to assess structural and long-term corrosion properties of the new coating. Biocompatibility and antibacterial potential of the new coating were evaluated using U2OS cell culture and the gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus, strain B 918). PEO provided the formation of a porous oxide layer with relatively high roughness. It was shown that Ca(OH)₂ was a crucial compound for oxidation and surface modification of Mg implants, treated with the PEO method. The addition of Ca²⁺ ions resulted in more intense oxidation of the Mg surface and growth of the oxide layer with a higher active surface area. Cell culture experiments demonstrated appropriate cell adhesion to all investigated coatings with a significantly better proliferation rate for the samples treated in Ca(OH)₂-containing electrolyte. In contrast, NaOH-based electrolyte provided more relevant antibacterial effects but did not support cell proliferation. In conclusion, it should be noted that PEO of Mg alloy in silicate baths containing Ca(OH)₂ provided the formation of stable biocompatible oxide coatings that could be used in the development of commercial degradable implants.     

Characterization of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) filled with low grade magnesium hydroxide

Low-grade magnesium hydroxide (LG-MH) is a solid by-product that undergoes an endothermic decomposition in the temperature range of 300-750 °C. Due to its thermal behaviour and its lower cost relative to pure Mg(OH)₂, it was studied as a non-halogenated flame retardant filler in a 28% vinyl acetate (VA) content poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) matrix. The solid was characterized by XRF and the crystalline phases determined by XRD, composed predominantly of Mg(OH)₂ and calcium and magnesium carbonates. Particle size reduction was performed by both mechanical as well as air jet milling in order to optimize the particle size distribution.Composites with different filler concentrations were prepared to evaluate the mechanical properties and flame retardancy by means of limiting oxygen index tests. LOI was also determined in specimens filled with commercial flame-retardants to analyse the effectiveness of this solid.     

Local Structure of Nanoscopic Magnesium Hydroxide ­Fluorides Studied by Natural Abundance 25Mg Solid State NMR Spectroscopy

Along with X‐ray diffraction measurements, ²⁵Mg solid state NMR experiments were performed in natural abundance at 9.4 T on crystalline and mechanically milled samples of MgO, Mg(OH)₂, MgF₂, and magnesium hydroxide fluorides Mg(OH)_xF_2–x prepared on mechanochemical and sol‐gel syntheses routes. In addition to single pulse and spin‐echo sequences, both static ¹H‐²⁵Mg CP and ¹⁹F‐²⁵Mg CP measurements allowed the registration of ²⁵Mg spectra in attractive short measurement times. Although an assignment of different magnesium species in magnesium hydroxide fluorides is only hardly possible, position and line shapes of ²⁵Mg spectra of magnesium hydroxide fluorides reflect chemically reliable trends. All samples studied here show a sixfold fluorine, oxygen, or mixed fluorine / oxygen coordination of magnesium, also in highly disordered samples.     

Quantitative thermogravimetric analysis of binary mixtures

Thermogravimetric analysis is used to determine the amounts of Mg(OH)₂ and Mg(CH₃COO)₂in a mixture thereof. The application and suitability of different analysis methods are discussed. In the first method the mass losses in the temperature ranges as indicated by the decomposition of the pure compounds were used. Results obtained using these temperature ranges were unusable. The percentage mass losses due to the decomposition of Mg(OH)₂ and Mg(CH₃COO)₂ were then determined in a second method using the minimum in the derivative mass vs. temperature curves. The results obtained by this method compared well with the actual values for mixtures containing more than 15% magnesium acetate. The third method employed the total experimental mass loss of both decomposition reactions. The results obtained using this method compared well to the actual values, giving a R ² value of more than 0.99. This method of using the total mass losses can however only be used for binary mixtures that consist only of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium acetate. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Electrochemical properties of PEO/PMMA blend-based polymer electrolytes using imidazolium salt-supported silica as a filler

In this study, the composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) were prepared by solution casting technique. The CPEs consisted of PEO/PMMA blend as a host matrix doped with LiClO₄. Propylene carbonate (PC) was used as plasticizer and a small amount of imidazolium salt-supported amorphous silica (IS-AS) as a filler was prepared by the sol–gel method. At room temperature, the highest conductivity was obtained for the composition having PEO–PMMA–LiClO₄–PC–4wt. % IS-AS with a value of 1.15 × 10^?4 S/cm. In particular, the CPE using the IS-AS filler showed a higher conductivity than any other sample (fumed silica, amorphous silica). Studies of differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy indicated that the ionic conductivity increase was due to an expansion in the amorphous phase which enhances the flexibility of polymeric chains and the homogeneous structure of CPEs. It was found that the ionic conductivity and interfacial resistance stability of CPEs was significantly improved by the addition of IS-AS. In other words, the resistance stability and maximum ambient ionic conductivity of CPEs containing IS-AS filler were better than CPEs containing any other filler.     

Magnesium ion transport in poly(ethylene oxide)-based polymer electrolyte containing plastic-crystalline succinonitrile

A new composition of magnesium (Mg)-ion-conducting polymer electrolyte comprising poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) complexed with Mg trifluoromethanesulfonate (Mg triflate or Mg(Tf)₂) containing different amounts of a nonionic plastic crystal succinonitrile (SN) has been prepared and characterized. High polarity and rotational disorder of the SN molecules in the plastic-crystalline phase, supports the enhancement of ionic conductivity of the PEO-Mg(Tf)₂ complex system, showing a maximum room temperature ionic conductivity of ～6?×?10^-4 S cm^?1 observed with the addition of 50 wt.% of SN. X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry suggest a substantial structural modification, decrease in crystallinity, and various interactions in the polymer electrolyte components due to addition of SN. The cyclic voltammetry, impedance, and dc polarization studies confirm the Mg-ion conduction in the PEO complex. The electrochemical potential window of the electrolyte, observed from the linear sweep voltammetry, is determined to be ～4.1 V. The performance characteristics of the SN-incorporated polymer electrolyte system indicate their potential applicability as electrolytes in ionic devices including Mg batteries.     

Effects of polystyrene-encapsulated magnesium hydroxide on rheological and flame-retarding properties of HIPS composites

In this study, polystyrene (PS)-encapsulated magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂) was successfully prepared by in situ polymerization of styrene on the surface of Mg(OH)₂ in a high-speed mixer. A large amount of PS chemically bonded on Mg(OH)₂ surface was confirmed by means of FT-IR, TGA and SEM. A series of composites of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) were prepared by melt blending in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The effects of PS-encapsulated filler on the properties of HIPS composites were studied by SEM, rheology and combustion tests (horizontal burning tests and cone calorimetry). The dispersion and adhesion patterns of PS-encapsulated Mg(OH)₂ in HIPS matrix were investigated through FT-IR and SEM. The experimental results demonstrated that comparing to the composites containing untreated filler, the rheological and flame retardant properties of those containing PS-encapsulated filler were found to be significantly improved. This improvement is mostly attributed to a better dispersion of the encapsulated filler and a strong adhesion between the filler and matrix.     

13C, 25Mg and 11B solid-state NMR study of a fire retarded ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer

Flame retardance of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) can be achieved using magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂) incorporated in the polymeric matrix. The adduct of small amount of zinc borate as synergistic agent in the formulation increases the fire-proofing properties. Multinuclei solid-state NMR appears as a powerful means to characterise materials before and after combustion. We show that endothermic dehydration, water vapour evolved and formation of a glassy coating provide the flame retardancy of interest to the polymeric matrix.