Conductividad iónica en nuevos compositos (PEO)10(CF3COONa)-X % Al2O3

Abstract

To increase the ionic conductivity of solid polymer electrolyte, (PEO)10CF3COONa, we formed new composites by adding alumina particles as a filler. We prepared these composites by dissolving them in a liquid solvent, and characterized them through impedance spectroscopy (IS), using a Pt/electrolyte/Pt electrode configuration. The combination of polyethylene oxide (PEO) with sodium trifluoroacetate (CF3COONa) produced a reduction in resistance of up to two orders of magnitude in Nyquist plots, and up to three orders of magnitude when we added Al2O3 particles at room temperature. DC conductivity concentration graphs show an increase in the ionic conductivity with low alumina concentrations. The new synthesized ionic conductor composite presented conductivity values of 2.00x10-5 Scm-1 at room temperature and of 7.70x10-4 Scm-1 at a temperature of 383 K. Two sections of the conductivity diagrams also evidenced a temperature induced Arrhenius behavior, indicating a thermally activated process. Higher concentrations of Al2O3 induced a Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) behavior. Conductivity variations produced by Al2O3 concentration are linked to the number of sites involved in ion transport between Al2O3 ionic electrolyte species through Lewis acid-base interactions.

Thermal Properties of Composite Polymer Electrolytes Poly(Ethylene Oxide)/Sodium Trifluoroacetate/Aluminum Oxide (PEO)10CF3COONa + x wt.% Al2O3

“…Figure 4 also shows the Arrhenius and Vogel Tammann-Fulcher (VTF) fitting in two regions: From 298 to 333 K, and from 393 to 433 K. For temperatures ranging from 333 to 393 K, it is not possible to make a fitting with either model, because the phase transitions observed in DSC occur. Parameters obtained by these fittings are in agreement with those previously reported [11].…”

“…Particularly, in a previous study, the electrical properties of the (PEO) 10 CF 3 COONa + x wt.% Al 2 O 3 composite system were analyzed and it was found that, for low alumina concentrations, ionic conductivity increased by two orders of magnitude relative to the pure polymer [11].…”