Effect of ball milling on structural and electrochemical properties of (PEO)nLiX (LiX = LiCF3SO3 and LiBF4) polymer electrolytes |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan;2. WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan;3. Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals Co., Inc., 182 Tayuhama Shinwari, Kita-ku, Niigata 950-3112, Japan;1. Next Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Changwon, Republic of Korea;2. University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea;3. Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan;4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Polymer electrolytes consisting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and lithium salts, such as LiCF3SO3 and LiBF4 are prepared by the ball-milling method. This is performed at various times (2, 4, 8, 12 h) with ball:sample ratio of 400:1. The electrochemical and thermal characteristics of the electrolytes are evaluated. The structure and morphology of PEO–LiX polymer electrolyte is changed to amorphous and smaller spherulite texture by ball milling. The ionic conductivity of the PEO–LiX polymer electrolytes increases by about one order of magnitude than that of electrolytes prepared without ball milling. Also, the ball milled electrolytes have remarkably higher ionic conductivity at low temperature. Maximum ionic conductivity is found for the PEO–LiX prepared by ball milling for 12 h, viz. 2.52×10?4 S cm?1 for LiCF3SO3 and 4.99×10?4 S cm?1 for LiBF4 at 90 °C. The first discharge capacity of Li/S cells increases with increasing ball milling time. (PEO)10LiCF3SO3 polymer electrolyte prepared by ball milling show the typical two plateau discharge curves in a Li/S battery. The upper voltage plateau for the polymer electrolyte containing LiBF4 differs markedly from the typical shape. |
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