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Preparation and characterization of porous PVdF-HFP/graphene oxide composite membranes by solution casting technique

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Poly(vinylidenefluroide-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) is used as a polymer electrolyte for energy storage devices like batteries, supercapacitors, and electric double layer capacitors (EDLC’s) due to its high mechanical stability, thermal stability and ionic conductivity. Plasticized lithium ion conducting PVdF-HFP membrane was prepared with ethylene carbonate (EC) and LiClO4 as plasticizer and salt, respectively via simple solution casting technique. Membranes were made of PVdF-HFP (50 wt%), EC (35 wt%), lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) (15 wt%) with various wt% of graphene oxide (GO) (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 wt%) . The structural analysis of the membrane was made through XRD and FTIR studies. The morphological aspects were analyzed through Scanning Electron Microscopy. The membrane comprising 0.1 wt% of GO was optimized to have good ionic conductivity of 1.58 × 10−4 S/cm, as explored by AC impedance analysis. The role of GO on the porous nature of the membranes and its effect on the electrical property of the membrane, its electrochemical stability and the electrochemical performance of the EDLC are explained. The changes in electrical properties of the membranes after the pore filling with electrolyte and hence the changes in electrochemical performances were explored.

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The authors thank the Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research Board, (DST-SERB) for the financial assistance through the Project No. EMR/2017/003227 dated 16th July, 2018.

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  1. Solid State Ionics Lab, Department of Physics, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 114, India

    Pavithra Shanmugaraj, Ashwini Swaminathan, Ranjith Kumar Ravi & A. Sakunthala

  2. Center for Material Science, University of Mysore, Vijnana Bhavana, Manasagangotri, Mysuru, 570 006, India

    Mahadevaiah Dasaiah

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC

    P. Senthil Kumar

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Shanmugaraj, P., Swaminathan, A., Ravi, R.K. et al. Preparation and characterization of porous PVdF-HFP/graphene oxide composite membranes by solution casting technique. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 20079–20087 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02380-z

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