Polymer, Vol.35, No.22, 4834-4841, 1994
The Viscosity and Ion Conductivity of Polydimethylsiloxane Systems .2. Ion Concentration Effects
A homologous series of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) oils was doped with varying amounts of PDMS salts of three different univalent cations (sodium, tetramethylammonium and tetrapropylammonium). The zero-shear-rate viscosity and ion conductivity of each sample were measured over the temperature range -50-degrees-C < T < 60-degrees-C. Free volume and Arrhenius type viscosity and ion conductivity models were successfully applied to these data. The effects of mobile ion concentration on the values of the best-fit model parameters were explored.
Keywords:FREE-VOLUME ANALYSIS;POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE);DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS;LITHIUM-SALTS;RESIN SYSTEM;CURE;POLYMER;COMPLEXES;TRANSPORT;MOBILITY