Papers by Author: R.H.Y. Subban

Abstract: Polymer electrolyte films of poly (vinyl) chloride (PVC) as polymer host doped with ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethasulfonate (BMIMCF₃SO₃) were prepared by solution cast technique. Ionic conductivity was studied for 95 wt.% and 80 wt.% PVC by using Impedance Spectroscopy (IS). Arrhenius and Vogel-Tamman Fulcher (VTF) behavior were observed before and after T_g of the systems. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study confirmed that complexation occurred between PVC and BMIMCF₃SO₃.

Abstract: Poly (vinyl) chloride (PVC)-based proton conducting polymer electrolytes have been prepared by solution cast technique. The effect of addition of ethylene carbonate (EC) as the plasticizer on the structural property of the prepared proton conducting polymer electrolyte system was investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) while its effect on electrical property was investigated by Impedance Spectroscopy (IS). With addition of plasticizer, the crystalline nature of the polymer was found to be disrupted as revealed by X-Ray diffraction. FTIR showed interactions between Cl^- and H⁺ which was accounted by shifts in the bands of Cl^-. Ionic conductivity was found to be 3.06 x 10 ^-5 S cm^-1 at room temperature (300 K) for the films containing 95 wt. % (PVC -NH₄CF₃SO₃) –5 wt. % EC.