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Preparation and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol)/organo-vermiculite nanocomposite polymer electrolytes

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Vermiculite (VMT) was readily intercalated by hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide to yield organo-vermiculite (OVMT), which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurement and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Poly(ethylene glycol)/organo-vermiculite (PEG/OVMT) nanocomposites were prepared by using the direct melt intercalation method, and its intercalation state was confirmed by transmission electron microscope. Thereafter, a lithium salt was dissolved in the PEG/OVMT nanocomposites to prepare composite polymer electrolytes. The highest conductivity was 2.1 × 10−5 S cm−1 at room temperature, which was obtained by AC impedance analysis when the amount of OVMT based on PEG was 1 wt%.

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  1. Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road 222#, Gansu, 730000, China

    Limin Zang, Jiahe Luo & Jinshan Guo

  2. Gansu Research Institute of Chemical Industry, 730020, Lanzhou, China

    Hangong Liu & Jing Ru

  3. Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, 730000, Lanzhou, China

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Zang, L., Luo, J., Guo, J. et al. Preparation and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol)/organo-vermiculite nanocomposite polymer electrolytes. Polym. Bull. 65, 669–680 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-009-0241-x

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