Ion–polymer and ion–ion interaction in PEO‐based polymer electrolytes having complexing salt LiClO4 and/or ionic liquid, [BMIM][PF6] |
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Authors: | Sujeet K. Chaurasia Rajendra K. Singh S. Chandra |
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Abstract: | Ion–polymer and ion–ion association in polymer electrolyte films of PEO complexed with salt LiClO4, ionic liquid (1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, BMIMPF6) and (LiClO4 + BMIMPF6) have been studied by laser Raman spectroscopy. The cations (Li+ and/or BMIM+) of the dopant salt/IL are shown to complex with the ether oxygen of the polymer backbone (i.e. C O C bond of PEO). The polymer–cation complexation results in the appearance of an additional peak at ∼1131 cm−1 apart from the C O C stretching vibrations of PEO at ∼1062 and 1141 cm−1. This peak due to polymer–cation complexation is relatively strong for LiClO4 than BMIMPF6, indicating stronger interaction for the former. In the PEO:LiClO4 and PEO:BMIMPF6 spectra, Raman peaks at 937 and 747 cm−1, respectively related to Li+· ClO and BMIM+· PF ‘contact ion pairs’, have also been observed as a result of ion–ion association. In the polymer electrolyte PEO:LiClO4 + BMIMPF6 which contained two different anions, viz. ClO and PF, an interesting observation of the formation of ‘cross contact ion pairs’ viz. Li+· PF and BMIM+· ClO is also reported. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | polymer electrolyte ion pairing Raman spectra |
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