The plasticized polymer electrolytes composed of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-li maleate), lithium perchlorate, and ethylene carbonate as a plasticizer, were newly prepared. The ion conductivities of the plasticized polymer electrolytes based on the poly(methyl methacrylate-co-Li maleate) were found to be dependent on the ion content of the ionomer, poly(methyl methacrylate-co-li maleate), in the polymer electrolyte, and the polymer electrolyte based on the ionomer with 8.5 mol% ion content showed the maximum ion conductivity. The interfacial resistance at the polymer electrolyte/lithium interface and the cationic transference number were also investigated as a function of the ion content of the ionomer in the polymer electrolyte. The interfacial resistances as well as the cationic transference numbers of the polymer electrolytes were found to be also dependent on the ion content of the ionomer in the polymer electrolyte. Ion aggregations in the ionomer seemed to significantly influence the electrochemical behavior of the polymer electrolytes based on the ionomer. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.