Preparation and Characterization of Epoxidized-30% Poly(methyl methacrylate)-grafted Natural Rubber Polymer Electrolyte

Abstract:

In this study, a freestanding thin film composed of lithium triflate (LiTf) salt (30-40 wt.%) and epoxidized-30% poly (methyl methacrylate)-grafted natural rubber (EMG30) (50, 54.6, 62.3 mol %) were prepared by a solvent cast technique. The EMG30 were found to increase the ionic conductivity of EMG30-LiTf by one order of magnitude compared to MG30-LiTf. The highest ionic conductivity achieved was 5.584 x10^-3 Scm^-1 at room temperature when 40 wt.% of LiTf salts were introduced into 62.3 mol % EMG30. The ionic conduction mechanisms in EMG30-LiTf electrolytes obey Arrhenius rule in which the ion transport in these materials is thermally assisted.

• Periodical: Journal of Nano Research (Volume 28)
• Pages: 163-170
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.28.163
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Khuzaimah Nazir*, Siti Fadzilah Ayub, Ahmad Fairoz Aziz, Ab Malik Marwan Ali, Muhd Zu Azhan Yahya
• Keywords: Conductivity, Epoxidation, MG30, Polymer Electrolyte

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