Characterization of SBA-15 doped (PEO + LiClO4) polymer electrolytes for electrochemical applications |
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Authors: | Ch.V. Subba Reddy G.P. Wu Q.Y. Zhu Rajamohan R. Kalluru |
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Affiliation: | a Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Lushi Road, Wuhan 430070, PR China b Mississippi Ethanol LLC, 86 Industrial Park Boulevard, Winona, MS 38967-186, United States |
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Abstract: | SBA-15 mesoporous material was prepared by the simple hydrothermal process and added to poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and lithium percholorate (LiClO4) as a filler. X-ray Diffractometry (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were used to determine the characteristics of the composite polymer electrolyte. The SEM of the electrolyte containing 10 wt% of SBA-15 confirms the highest miscibility and amorphous nature. SBA-15 doped (PEO + LiClO4) polymer electrolytes have shown improved conductivity over the pure PEO and (PEO + LiClO4) electrolyte. The mesoporous SBA-15 acted as crystal cores and fined the crystallites thus decreasing the crystallinity, which provided a much more continuous amorphous domain for Li+ ions to move easily in the (PEO + LiClO4) electrolyte. |
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Keywords: | 82.47.Aa 66.30.Dn |
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