Polymers and Polymer Composites

ENHANCED IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF COMPOSITE PVA-NAFION ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING IONIC LIQUID BY ADDITION OF HYDROXYAPATITE PARTICLE

April 1, 2012 By: Zhiying Li; Xin Zhang; Changli Zhou; Danzi Sun Research article

Title: ENHANCED IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF COMPOSITE PVA-NAFION ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING IONIC LIQUID BY ADDITION OF HYDROXYAPATITE PARTICLE
Page Range: p.407-410
Author(s): Zhiying Li; Xin Zhang; Changli Zhou; Danzi Sun
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 20
Issue No: No.4

Abstract
Composite electrolyte comprising hydroxyapatite (HAp) filler and 1-butyl-3-methyl -imidazolium bis(fluoromethane sulphonyl)imide (BMImTFSI) room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) combined with Nafion matrix has been prepared. The polymer matrix was composed of PVA and Nafion providing the proton conductivity, BMImTFSI was used as both ionic source and plasticizer; HAp filler enhanced the ionic conductivity and thermal stability in this system. The electrolyte with HAp at the 20 wt.% showed the highest ionic conductivity of 1.2i10-3 S cm-1 at room temperature and 96% relative humidity. 8 Refs.


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