Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 195, Issue 15, Pages 5101-5108Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.02.026
Keywords
Gel electrolyte; Nanocomposite; Poly(methyl methacrylate); Silica; Sodium ion conduction
Funding
- University Grant Commission, New Delhi [F.31-20/2005 (SR)]
- University of Delhi [2007]
- CSIR (New Delhi)
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Experimental studies are carried out on novel sodium ion conducting, gel polymer electrolyte nanocomposites based on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and dispersed with silica nanoparticles. The nanocomposites are obtained in the form of free-standing transparent films. A gel electrolyte with similar to 4 wt.% SiO2 offers the maximum electrical conductivity of similar to 3.4 x 10(-3) S cm(-1) at similar to 20 degrees C with good mechanical, thermal and electrochemical stability. Physical characterization by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transformed infra-red and scanning electron microscopy is performed to examine ion/filler-polymer interaction and the possible changes in the texture of the host polymer due to liquid electrolyte entrapment and the dispersion of SiO2 nanoparticles. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity is consistent with an Arrhenius-type relationship in the temperature range from 25 to 75 degrees C. Sodium ion conduction in the gel electrolyte film is confirmed from cyclic voltammetry and transport number measurements. The value of the sodium ion transport number (t(Na+)) of the undispersed gel electrolyte is similar to 0.23 and it is almost unaffected due to the dispersion of SiO2 nanoparticles. The effect of SiO2 dispersion on ionic conduction is described in terms of anion-filler surface interaction. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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