ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
polyelectrolytes, PEO-based, conductivity enhancement by mixed salts in solutions of
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conductivity, ionic, of PEO-based polyelectrolytes, mixed-salt enhancement of
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
Notes:
An unusual conductivity enhancement occurs in PEO-based ZnBr2/LiBr electrolytes of composition, [xZnBr2 + (1 - x)LiBr](PEO)16 with x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00. The conductivity of the mixed-salt electrolytes is higher than that of either pure salt electrolyte. The highest conductivity, observed for x = 0.5, is two orders of magnitude higher than that of pure LiBr(PEO)16 and one order higher than ZnBr2(PEO)16. In contrast, the conductivity of mixed Mg (CIO4)2/LiCIO4 electrolytes, [xMg(CIO4)2 + (1 - x) LiCIO4](PEO)16 where x = 0.00, 0.20, 0.50, 0.80, 1.00, increases monotonically with the mole fraction of the higher conductivity component, LiCIO4(PEO)16. The conductivity and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results suggest that the conductivity enhancement in the ZnBr2/LiBr electrolytes results from a change in charge carrier type and concentration, whereas the conductivity change in the Mg(CIO4)2/LiCIO4 electrolytes arises from a change in the microscopic viscosity of the electrolytes. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.1993.090310204
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