Synthesis of networked polymers by copolymerization of monoepoxy‐substituted lithium sulfonylimide and diepoxy‐substituted poly(ethylene glycol), and their properties |
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Authors: | Kozo Matsumoto Takeshi Endo |
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Affiliation: | Molecular Engineering Institute, Kinki University, 11‐6 Kayanomori, Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture 820‐8555, Japan |
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Abstract: | Networked polymers that had poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains and lithium sulfonylimide salt structures were prepared by curing a mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether and lithium 3‐glycidyloxypropanesulfonyl‐trifluoromethanesulfonylimide with poly(ethylene glycol) bis(3‐aminopropyl) terminated. The obtained flexible self‐standing networked polymer films showed high thermal and mechanical stability with relatively high ionic conductivity. The room temperature ionic conductivity under a dry condition was in the range of 10?5 ~ 10?4 S m?1, which is one order of magnitude higher than the corresponding networked polymers having lithium sulfonate salt structures (10?6 ~ 10?5 S m?1). The film sample became swollen by immersing in propylene carbonate (PC) or PC solution of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). The sample swollen in PC showed higher ionic conductivity (7.2 × 10?3 S m?1 at room temperature), and the sample swollen in 1.0 M LiTFSI/PC showed much higher ionic conductivity (8.2 × 10?1 S m?1 at room temperature). © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011 |
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Keywords: | conducting polymers curing of polymers films ionomers networks |
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