Electrochimica Acta, Vol.56, No.24, 8519-8529, 2011
Synthesis and characterization of a new hyperbranched organic-inorganic solid polymer electrolyte with cyanuric chloride as a core element
A new hyperbranched organic-inorganic hybrid electrolyte based on the use of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (cyanuric chloride, CC) as the coupling core to couple with oligo(oxyalkylene)-amines, followed by condensation with (3-glycidoxypropyl)-trimethoxysilane (GLYMO) and complexed with LiClO4, has been prepared and characterized. The Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) like conductivity behavior is observed in the present organic-inorganic hybrid electrolytes with a maximum ionic conductivity value of 4.4 x 10(-5) S cm(-1) at 30 degrees C. Multinuclear NMR techniques are used to provide a microscopic view for the specific interaction between the polymer chains and LP cations and their dynamic behaviors. The results of 2D H-1-C-13 wide-line separation (WISE) and Li-7 static line NMR width measurements divulge that the mobility of the Li-7 cations is strongly related to a dynamic environment created by the polymer motion in the amorphous phase. The combined results of conductivity and Li-7 pulse-gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR self-diffusion coefficient measurements reveal that the conductivity enhancement at low salt concentrations is mainly caused by the high mobility of the lithium cations. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Organic-inorganic hybrid electrolyte;Ionic conductivity;Differential scanning calorimetry;Solid-state NMR