The effects of MgO nanofiller to the physicochemical and ionic liquid retention properties of PEMA-MgTf2-EMITFSI nanocomposite polymer electrolytes

Zain, N.F. and Zainal, Norazlin and Mohamed, Nor Sabirin (2016) The effects of MgO nanofiller to the physicochemical and ionic liquid retention properties of PEMA-MgTf2-EMITFSI nanocomposite polymer electrolytes. Polymer Composites, 39 (5). pp. 1500-1506. ISSN 0272-8397, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.24090.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.24090

Abstract

Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes were prepared by dispersing different compositions of nanosized magnesium oxide (MgO) as ceramic nanofiller in poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA)−20 wt% magnesium triflate (MgTf2)−40 wt% 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (EMITFSI) electrolytes. The role of ionic liquid, magnesium salt, and ceramic nanofiller were visualized by various physical and electrochemical analyses including scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, electrical impedance spectroscopy, and linear sweep voltammetry. The improvement of ionic liquid retention property has been observed by formation of free standing films of PEMA–40 wt% EMITFSI–20 wt% MgTf2 dispersed with MgO. The smoothness of the films’ surface observed in SEM images suggested the amorphous nature of the films. The room temperature ionic conductivity was improved up to 10−5 S/cm by the incorporation of 1 wt% of MgO nanofiller in the polymer electrolytes. Temperature dependent ionic conductivity showed the Arrhenius-like behavior with ionic conductivity of 3.78 × 10−4 S/cm at 100°C. The polymer electrolyte also showed enhanced electrochemical stability window.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Amorphous films; Ceramic materials; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Ionic conductivity; Ionic liquids; Magnesia; Nanocomposites; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermogravimetric analysis
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Centre for Foundation Studies in Science
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2019 07:10
Last Modified: 28 Jan 2019 07:10
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20203

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