Abstract
A non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process was used to prepare a new kind of porous nanocomposite polymer electrolyte using glycerol as non-solvent for poly(vinylidene difluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) copolymer. TiO 2 nanoparticles were incorporated by in situ hydrolysis of Ti(OC 4H 9) 4 and dispersed uniformly in the polymer matrix. They affected the porous structure of the obtained nanocomposite polymer membranes (NCPMs). When the amount of TiO 2 arrived at 7.6 wt.%, the NCPM reached the maximum porosity of 70.5%. The resulting nanocomposite polymer electrolyte (NCPE) presents an ionic conductivity of up to 1.98 × 10 -3 S · cm -1 at room temperature and an apparent activation energy for ion transport of 13.32 kJ · mol -1, suggesting its promising application in lithium ion batteries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-143 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Functional Materials Letters |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Polymer electrolyte
- in situ hydrolysis
- lithium ion battery
- non-solvent
- phase separation