Journal
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
Volume 357, Issue 5, Pages 1357-1363Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.09.021
Keywords
PMMA; Li2B4O7; Ionic conductivity; Dielectric studies; Viscosity
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Thin films composed of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), lithium tetraborate (Li2B4O7) and ethylene carbonate (EC) were prepared by solution casting method. The highest ionic conductivity at room temperature was achieved for the composition PMMA:Li2B4O7:EC (42:18:40) with the value 1.29 x 10(-5) S cm(-1). The presence of plasticizer in the polymer complex is crucial in improving the ionic conductivity by increasing the concentration of free mobile ions through the structural conversion from crystalline to amorphous phase. This conversion lowers the viscosity of the polymer complex. Conductivity-temperature plots were found to obey Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) mechanism. Dielectric data was analyzed using the dielectric permittivity (epsilon') and dielectric modulus (M') of the samples. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) studies confirmed that complexation occurs between PMMA, Li2B4O7 and EC. Thermal stability of the polymer complex, which decreases with the addition of plasticizer (EC), was determined using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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