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Physical, mechanical, morphological and electrochemical performance of poly (propylene carbonate) based blend polymer electrolyte

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A solid polymer electrolyte is synthesized by blending Poly (propylene carbonate) (PPC) with Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), where Lithium bis(oxalate)borate (LIBOB) is used as a lithium-ion source. The electrical and physical properties of the individual polymer electrolytes tend to increase with the addition of Poly (methyl methacrylate) into Poly (propylene carbonate) matrix. The blend polymer electrolyte of PPC-PMMA matrix with (LIBOB) exhibits improved ionic conductivity of 1.44 × 10−4 Scm−1 at room temperature, which is higher than their respective purest form by orders of magnitude at the same room temperature, and it also exhibits remarkable electrochemical stability up to 5.5 V. The thermal stability of the PPC-PMMA blend polymer electrolyte is found to be 220˚C from the TG/DTA analysis. Some of the other characteristic studies like X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Mechanical analysis, and Atomic force microscope were also carried out to find the aptness of the synthesised blended polymer for battery application.

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Sashmitha, K., Rani, M.U. Physical, mechanical, morphological and electrochemical performance of poly (propylene carbonate) based blend polymer electrolyte. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 850 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10258-4

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