EFFECT OF ZrO2 NANOFILLER ON THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES BASED ON (PVDC-AN) COPOLYMER
| Author(s) | : | M.Shanthi, R.Subadevia, M.Ramachandran, M.Sivakumar, M.Shanthi |
| Institution | : | 120, Energy Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003. Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 17 — January 2017 |
| Page No. | : | - |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
A new composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) based on P(VdC-AN) copolymer, LiClO4 as saltand ZrO2 as nanofiller has been prepared by solution casting technique. Impedance spectroscopic analysis of composite polymer electrolyteshas been made to investigate the ionic conductivity by varying the composition of the nano filler ZrO2. Room temperatureionic conductivity of the compositesincreases substantially from 7.2×10-4Scm-1and reaches the maximum value of 9.1×10-4Scm-1for P(VdC-AN) (92wt.%)/LiClO4(8wt.%) and ZrO2(6wt.%). The structural and the complex formation have beenconfirmed by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and FTIR analyses. The surface morphology and surface roughness are studiedby AFM.Thermal stability has been investigated from thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis.Reductions in intensityof the emission peaks in the photoluminescence studies are good in agreement with ionic conductivity. The overall resultsindicate that the sample prepared with 6wt.%ofZrO2shows maximum conductivity and exhibit good thermal behavior.
M.Shanthi, R.Subadevia, M.Ramachandran, M.Sivakumar, M.Shanthi, “EFFECT OF ZrO2 NANOFILLER ON THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES BASED ON (PVDC-AN) COPOLYMER”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 17, pp. -, January 2017.
