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- Ferry, Anders, et al.
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Connectivity, ionic interactions, and migration in a fast-ion-conducting polymer-in-salt electrolyte based on poly(acrylonitrile) and LiCF3SO3
- 1999
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In: Journal of Applied Physics. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 86:4, s. 2346-2348
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The ionic conductivity of a polymeric fast-ion-conductor based on LiCF3SO3 salt and poly(acrylonitrile), [CH2CH(CN)]n), is enhanced by ∼5 orders of magnitude when the composition approaches the "polymer-in-salt" regime; i.e., when the salt content increases from N:Li=12:1 to 1.2:1 (or ∼70 wt % of salt). This is in contrast to common salt-in-polymer electrolytes where a conductivity maximum typically is encountered at intermediate compositions. We suggest that connectivity effects in a microscopically phase segregated material may influence the long-range migration of charge carriers. Conductivity data are augmented with Raman spectroscopic investigations, thus probing microscopic details regarding the state of the dissolved salt.
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- Ferry, Anders, et al.
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NMR and Raman studies of a novel fast-ion-conducting polymer-in-salt electrolyte based on LiCF3SO3 and PAN
- 2000
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In: Electrochimica Acta. - : Elsevier. - 0013-4686 .- 1873-3859. ; 45:8-9, s. 1237-1242
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report spectroscopic results from investigations of a novel solid polymeric fast-ion-conductor based on poly(acrylonitrile), (PAN, of repeat unit [CH2CH(CN)]n), and the salt LiCF3SO3. From NMR studies of the temperature and concentration dependencies of 7Li- and 1H-NMR linewidths, we conclude that significant ionic motion occurs at temperatures close to the glass transition temperature of these polymer-in-salt electrolytes, in accordance with a recent report on the ionic conductivity. In the dilute salt-in-polymer regime, however, ionic motion appears mainly to be confined to local salt-rich domains, as determined from the dramatic composition dependence of the ionic conductivity. FT-Raman spectroscopy is used to directly probe the local chemical anionic environment, as well as the Li+-PAN interaction. The characteristic δs(CF3) mode of the CF3SO3- anion at ∼ 750-780 cm-1 shows that the ionic substructure is highly complex. Notably, no spectroscopic evidence of free anions is found even at relatively salt-depleted compositions (e.g. N:Li ∼ 60-10:1). A strong Li+-PAN interaction is manifested as a pronounced shift of the characteristic polymer C=N stretching mode, found at ∼2244 cm-1 in pure PAN, to ∼ 2275 cm-1 for Li+-coordinated C=N moieties. Our proton-NMR data suggest that upon complexation of PAN with LiCF3SO3, the glass transition occurs at progressively lower temperatures.
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