Journal
IONICS
Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages 811-819Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-011-0585-8
Keywords
Polymer nanocomposite electrolyte; Ionic conductivity; Dielectric relaxation; Poly(ethylene oxide); MMT clay; Lithium perchlorate
Funding
- DST, New Delhi [SR/S2/CMP-09/2002]
- UGC, New Delhi
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Solid-type polymer nanocomposite electrolyte (PNCE) comprising poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) and montmorillonite (MMT) nano-platelets were synthesized by direct melt compounded hot-press technique at 70 A degrees C under 3 tons of pressure. The spectra of complex dielectric function, electric modulus and alternating current (ac) electrical conductivity, and complex impedance plane plots of these materials were investigated in the frequency range 20 Hz to 1 MHz at ambient temperature. The variation of electrode polarization and ionic conduction relaxation times with MMT concentration up to 20 wt.% confirms their strong correlation with direct current ionic conductivity. The predominance of exfoliated MMT structures in PEO matrix and their effect on cation conduction mechanism and ion pairing were discussed by considering a supramolecular transient cross-linked structure. The normalized ac conductivity as a function of scaled frequency of these PNCE materials obey the universal time-concentration superposition behaviour alike the disordered solid ionic conductors.
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