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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 947-957Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1tc04119c
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- National Science Foundation [DMR 1807934, 1810194]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1810194] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Molecular ionic composites (MICs) are a new class of solid electrolytes that combine ionic liquids (ILs) and a rigid-rod double helical polyelectrolyte, showing excellent mechanical properties and high ionic conductivities. The broad range of moduli and high tensile to shear modulus ratio in MICs are attributed to the distribution of PBDT chains and strong ionic interactions between IL ions and PBDT chains.
Molecular ionic composites (MICs) are a new class of solid electrolytes that combine ionic liquids (ILs) and a rigid-rod double helical polyelectrolyte, poly(2,2 '-disulfonyl-4,4 ' benzidine terephthalamide) (PBDT). In this study, we focus on the mechanical, dielectric, and ion diffusive dynamics of MICs with a fixed PBDT weight percent (10 wt%) and varying IL chemistry and molecular volume (V-m). All six MICs produce tensile moduli in the range of 50-500 MPa at 30 degrees C, up to 60x higher than the shear moduli of the same MICs. The high range of moduli and tensile to shear modulus ratio emphasizes that the distribution of PBDT chains and the strong ionic interactions between IL ions and PBDT chains dictate the modulus and the mechanical strength in MICs. Additionally, these MICs exhibit high ionic conductivities ranging from 1-6 mS cm(-1) at 30 degrees C, consistent with the measured diffusion coefficients of the IL ions. The tunability of the extraordinary mechanical properties and high ionic conductivities of MIC electrolytes greatly inspire their use in advanced electrochemical devices.
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