Drawbacks of Low Lattice Energy Ammonium Salts for Ion-Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Preparation: Structural, Morphological and Electrical Characteristics of CS:PEO:NH4BF4-Based Polymer Blend Electrolytes

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 1885
• Main Authors: Brza, Mohamad A., Aziz, Shujahadeen B., Nofal, Muaffaq M., Saeed, Salah R., Al-Zangana, Shakhawan, Karim, Wrya O., Hussen, Sarkawt A., Abdulwahid, Rebar T., Kadir, Mohd F. Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 21.08.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Alternating current; Anions; Atoms & subatomic particles; Cations; Chitosan; Conducting polymers; Degree of crystallinity; dielectric properties; Direct current; Electrical impedance; Electrical resistivity; Electrode polarization; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Energy; Ethylene oxide; Hydrogen bonds; impedance spectroscopy; Ion association; Lattice energy; Leakage; low lattice energy ammonium salts; Molecular weight; Morphology; morphology study; Polyethylene oxide; polymer blend electrolyte; Polymer blends; Silver; Solvents; Spectrum analysis

In the present work it was shown that low lattice energy ammonium salts are not favorable for polymer electrolyte preparation for electrochemical device applications. Polymer blend electrolytes based on chitosan:poly(ethylene oxide) (CS:PEO) incorporated with various amounts of low lattice energy NH...