Experimental investigations of an ionic-liquid-based,magnesium ion conducting,polymer gel electrolyte |
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Authors: | GP Pandey SA Hashmi |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India |
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Abstract: | Studies on a novel magnesium ion conducting gel polymer electrolyte based on a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) is reported. It comprises a Mg-salt, Mg(CF3SO3)2 or magnesium triflate, Mg(Tf)2] solution in an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoro-methanesulfonate (EMITf), immobilized with poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP), which is a freestanding, semitransparent and flexible film with excellent mechanical strength. Physical and electrochemical analyses demonstrate promising characteristics of these films, suitable as electrolytes in rechargeable magnesium batteries. The material offers a maximum electrical conductivity of ∼4.8 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature (20 °C) with excellent thermal and electrochemical stabilities. Possible conformational changes in the polymer host PVdF-HFP due to ionic liquid solution entrapment and ion–polymer interaction are investigated by Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) methods. The Mg2+ ion transport in the gel film is confirmed from cyclic voltammetry, impedance and transport number measurements. The Mg2+ ion transport number (t+) is ∼0.26, which indicates a substantial contribution of triflate anion transport along with ionic conduction due to the component ions of the ionic liquid. |
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Keywords: | Gel polymer electrolyte Ionic liquid Magnesium ion conductor Magnesium batteries AC impedance spectroscopy Cyclic voltammetry |
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