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Development of poly(glycerol suberate) polyester (PGS)–PVA blend polymer electrolytes with NH4SCN and its application

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Besides commercially available synthetic polymers, the present work has been undertaken to explore the significance of poly(glycerol suberate) (PGS) polyester synthesised under lab scale in energy storage device. In this regard, a blend polymer electrolyte comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), poly(glycerol suberate) (PGS) polyester along with the various proportions of ammonium thiocyanate (NH4SCN) was prepared adopting solution casting technique. The synthesised polyester PGS was characterised by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The prepared electrolyte film was subjected to FT-IR analysis to study the complexation that has occurred within the blend. Its amorphous nature was revealed from X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Influence of NH4SCN on the glass transition temperature (Tg) was drawn from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique. The dispersion of dopant within the polymer matrix was supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) followed by its elemental composition from energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). From the AC impedance technique, maximum conductivity of 3.01 × 10−4 S cm−1 was elicited for the optimised electrolyte (1 g PVA + 0.75 g PGS + 0.6 g NH4SCN). Frequency-dependent dielectric and modulus spectra were analysed to study the mechanism of transportation. Transport parameters evaluated by Wagner’s polarisation method proved that the conductivity was predominantly due to cations. Proton conducting battery was configured with the highest conducting electrolytic film and its cell parameters are presented.

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    C. Nusrath Unnisa, S. Chitra & G. Nirmala Devi

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    S. Selvasekarapandian, S. Monisha, V. Moniha & M. Hema

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Nusrath Unnisa, C., Chitra, S., Selvasekarapandian, S. et al. Development of poly(glycerol suberate) polyester (PGS)–PVA blend polymer electrolytes with NH4SCN and its application. Ionics 24, 1979–1993 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2466-x

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