Open AccessEffect of Nanochitosan on Structural, Thermal and Electrochemical Properties of Poly Ether Based Polymer Electrolytes Complexed with Lithium Bis(Trifluoromethanesulfonyl Imide)
Author(s) -
K. Karuppasamy,
S. Thanikaikarasan,
D. Eapen,
Antony Rajendran,
S. Balakumar,
T. R. Mahalingam,
X. Sahaya Shajan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of new materials for electrochemical systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.496
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1480-2430
pISSN - 1480-2422
DOI - 10.14447/jnmes.v17i3.422
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , electrolyte , membrane , polymer , lithium (medication) , imide , polymer chemistry , ionic conductivity , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , polyethylene , chemistry , composite material , electrode , engineering , endocrinology , biochemistry , medicine
In this research, nanocomposite membranes were prepared using polyethylene oxide as polymer host, lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl imide) as salt and nanochitosan as inert filler. Initially nanochitosan was prepared from chitosan by ionotropic gelation method. Nanocomposite membranes were prepared by solvent free membrane hot press technique. The prepared membranes possessed excellent physico-chemical properties. The complexing behavior and structural reorganization in polymer electrolytes were analyzed by XRD and FT-IR analyzes. The decrease in crystalline nature of polymer electrolytes was confirmed by DSC analysis. The electrolyte S3 possessed high conductivity and attained a maximum of 10-3.01S/cm.
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