Effect of TiO2 Nano-Filler on Electrical Properties of Na+ Ion Conducting PEO/PVDF Based Blended Polymer Electrolyte | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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7750618

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Effect of TiO2 Nano-Filler on Electrical Properties of Na+ Ion Conducting PEO/PVDF Based Blended Polymer Electrolyte

Author(s)

Ganta, KK; Jeedi, VR; Katrapally, VK; Yalla, M; Emmadi, LN

Year

2021

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
ISSN: 1574-1443
EISSN: 1574-1451

Volume

Issue

Page Numbers

3430-3440

Language

English

DOI

10.1007/s10904-021-01947-w

Web of Science Id

WOS:000621250000001

Abstract

Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte (NCPE) films based on a blend of two polymers poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) complexed with sodium perchlorate (NaClO4) salt and Nano-filler titanium dioxide (TiO2) (i.e., (80 wt% PEO/20 wt% PVDF) + 7.5 wt% NaClO4 + x wt% TiO2 where x = 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18) were prepared and characterized as potential candidates for battery applications. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) has been employed between the frequencies 10 Hz and 4 MHz to investigate electrical, dielectric and electric modulus properties of the prepared NCPE films. Effect of TiO2 Nano-filler concentration on the structural, ionic conductivity, and dielectric relaxation has been studied. The AC conductivity of the NCPE films at high frequencies obeys Jonscher’s power law. The values of DC ionic conductivity calculated by fitting the AC conductivity spectra to the best fit of Joncher’s power law are consistent with the values of DC ionic conductivity calculated from the bulk resistance (Rb) of the NCPE films. The ionic conductivity that depends on temperature follows the Arrhenius rule between the temperatures 298 and 328 K. The maximum ionic conductivity at ambient temperature 8.75 × 10–5 S/cm was obtained for (80 wt% PEO/20 wt% PVDF) + 7.5wt% NaClO4 + 15 wt% TiO2 NCPE film and it is attributed to the decrease in crystallinity. Using Wagner’s polarization technique ionic transport numbers of various NCPE films were measured. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

TiO2 nano-filler; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Ionic conductivity; SEM; XRD