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Electrochemical and mechanical properties of nanochitin-incorporated PVDF-HFP-based polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries

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Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes (NCPE) composed of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) and chitin for different concentrations of LiClO4 have been prepared by a hot-press technique. The prepared NCPE films were subjected to XRD, SEM, FTIR and tensile analyses. The thermal stability of NCPE membrane was investigated by TG-DTA. Ionic conductivity studies have also been made as a function of lithium salt concentration for different temperatures ranging from 0 to 80 °C. The polymeric membrane comprising PVDF-HFP/chitin/LiClO4 of ratio 75:20:5 (wt.%) offered maximum ionic conductivity. Thermal study reveals that these membranes are stable up to 260 °C.

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  1. Department of Physics, Lady Doak College, Madurai, 652 002, India

    N. Angulakshmi & R. Nimma Elizabeth

  2. School of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

    Sabu Thomas

  3. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Chonbuk, 561-756, South Korea

    K. S. Nahm

  4. Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630 006, India

    A. Manuel Stephan

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Angulakshmi, N., Thomas, S., Nahm, K.S. et al. Electrochemical and mechanical properties of nanochitin-incorporated PVDF-HFP-based polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries. Ionics 17, 407–414 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-010-0517-z

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