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Ionic liquid incorporated SPEEK/Chitosan solid polymer electrolytes: ionic conductivity and dielectric study

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In this study, polymeric membranes composed of ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate supported sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK), and chitosan (CS) were prepared as novel promising solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs). First, the SPEEK polymer matrix was obtained by sulfonation of the PEEK polymer backbone. A composite membrane series (SPEEK/CS/IL-(1–4)) was created by adding CS at varying weight ratios according to the SPEEK. Structural, thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations were performed by FTIR, TGA, DMA, and SEM, respectively. Proton conductivity and dielectric measurements were performed over a wide temperature range to evaluate electrochemical properties. Composite membranes were stable for electrochemical processes at average temperatures. Storage modules have also improved with the addition of CS. All composite membranes showed ionic conductivities greater than 1 × 10−4 S.cm−1, and the maximum conductivity was measured for SPEEK/CS/IL-4 as 9.87 × 10−3 S.cm−1. Proton conductivity and dielectric tests showed that the SPEEK/CS/IL membrane series was presented as a novel SPE candidate.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yalova University, 77100, Yalova, Turkey

    Mesut Yılmazoğlu

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering (MSc), Institute of Sciences, Yalova University, 77200, Yalova, Turkey

    Fatih Bayıroğlu

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Polymer Materials Engineering, Yalova University, 77100, Yalova, Turkey

    Hamit Erdemi

  4. Ford Otosan Ihsaniye Automotive Vocational School, Kocaeli University, 41680, Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Ufuk Abaci

  5. Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Kocaeli University, 41380, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey

    H. Yuksel Guney

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Yılmazoğlu, M., Bayıroğlu, F., Erdemi, H. et al. Ionic liquid incorporated SPEEK/Chitosan solid polymer electrolytes: ionic conductivity and dielectric study. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 1143–1154 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05431-y

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