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Incorporation of NH4NO3 into MC-PVA blend-based polymer to prepare proton-conducting polymer electrolyte films

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Proton-conducting solid polymer blend electrolytes based on methylcellulose-polyvinyl alcohol:ammonium nitrate (MC-PVA:NH4NO3) were prepared by the solution cast technique. The structural and electrical properties of the samples were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and electrical impedance (EI) spectroscopy. The shifting and change in the intensity of FTIR bands of the electrolyte samples confirm the complex formation between the MC-PVA polymer blend and the NH4NO3 added salt. The observed broadening in the XRD pattern of the doped samples reveals the increase of the amorphous fraction of polymer electrolyte samples. The increase in electrical conductivity of polymer electrolyte samples with increasing salt concentration attributed to the formation of charge-transfer complexes, and to increase in the amorphous domains. A maximum ionic conductivity of about 7.39 × 10−5 S cm−1 was achieved at room temperature for the sample incorporating 20 wt% of NH4NO3. The DC conductivity of the present polymer system exhibits Arrhenius-type dependence with temperature. The decrease in the values of activation energies with increasing salt concentration indicates the ease mobility of ions. The decrease in dielectric constant with increasing frequency was observed at all temperatures. Optical properties such as absorption edge, optical band gap, and tail of localized state were estimated for polymer blend and their electrolyte films. It was found that the optical band gap values shifted towards lower photon energy from 6.06 to 4.75 eV by altering the NH4NO3 salt content.

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The authors are indebted to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Kurdistan Region, University of Sulaimani, and University of Human Development for the financial support given to this research.

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Abdullah, O.G., Aziz, S.B. & Rasheed, M.A. Incorporation of NH4NO3 into MC-PVA blend-based polymer to prepare proton-conducting polymer electrolyte films. Ionics 24, 777–785 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-2228-1

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