Characterization of solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(trimethylenecarbonate) and lithium tetrafluoroborate

The results of an investigation of a polymer electrolyte system based on the poly(trimethylene carbonate) host matrix, designated as p(TMC), with lithium tetrafluoroborate guest salt are described in this presentation. Electrolytes with lithium salt compositions with n between 3 and 80 (where n repr...

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Autor principal: Silva, Maria Manuela (author)
Outros Autores: Barros, Sandra Cerqueira (author), Smith, Michael John (author), MacCallum, James R. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2004
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/1804
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/1804
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Resumo:The results of an investigation of a polymer electrolyte system based on the poly(trimethylene carbonate) host matrix, designated as p(TMC), with lithium tetrafluoroborate guest salt are described in this presentation. Electrolytes with lithium salt compositions with n between 3 and 80 (where n represents the number of (O=COCH2CH2CH2O) units per lithium ion) were prepared by co-dissolution of salt and polymer in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. The homogeneous solutions obtained by this procedure were evaporated, within a preparative glovebox and under a dry argon atmosphere, to form thin films of electrolyte. The solvent-free electrolyte films produced were obtained as very flexible, transparent, completely amorphous films and were characterized by measurements of total ionic conductivity, cyclic voltammetry, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry.