Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions

doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/ma900401a

Title: Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions

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Order-order and order-disorder phase transitions in mixtures of poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide) (SEO) copolymers and lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonimide) (LiTFSI), a common lithium salt used in polymer electrolytes, were studied using a combination of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), birefringence, and ac impedance spectroscopy. The SEO/LiTFSI mixtures exhibit lamellar, hexagonally packed cylinders, and gyroid microphases. The molecular weight of the blocks and the salt concentration was adjusted to obtain order-order and order-disorder transition temperatures within the available experimental window. The ionic conductivities of the mixtures, normalized by the ionic conductivity of a 20 kg/mol homopolymer PEO sample at the salt concentration and temperature of interest, were independent of temperature, in spite of the presence of the above-mentioned phase transitions.

Authors:: Wanakule, Nisita S; Panday, Ashoutosh; Mullin, Scott A; Gann, Eliot; Hexemer, Alex; Balsara, Nitash P

Publication Date:: 2009-09-15

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1005838

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Macromolecules

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: (15) ; 08, 2009

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE

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                    Wanakule, Nisita S, Panday, Ashoutosh, Mullin, Scott A, Gann, Eliot, Hexemer, Alex, Balsara, Nitash P, UCB), and LBNL). Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Wanakule, Nisita S, Panday, Ashoutosh, Mullin, Scott A, Gann, Eliot, Hexemer, Alex, Balsara, Nitash P, UCB), & LBNL). Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ma900401a

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                    Wanakule, Nisita S, Panday, Ashoutosh, Mullin, Scott A, Gann, Eliot, Hexemer, Alex, Balsara, Nitash P, UCB), and LBNL). Tue .  
        "Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/ma900401a.

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@article{osti_1005838,

  title        = {Ionic Conductivity of Block Copolymer Electrolytes in the Vicinity of Order−Disorder and Order−Order Transitions},

  author       = {Wanakule, Nisita S and Panday, Ashoutosh and Mullin, Scott A and Gann, Eliot and Hexemer, Alex and Balsara, Nitash P and UCB) and LBNL)},

  abstractNote = {Order-order and order-disorder phase transitions in mixtures of poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide) (SEO) copolymers and lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonimide) (LiTFSI), a common lithium salt used in polymer electrolytes, were studied using a combination of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), birefringence, and ac impedance spectroscopy. The SEO/LiTFSI mixtures exhibit lamellar, hexagonally packed cylinders, and gyroid microphases. The molecular weight of the blocks and the salt concentration was adjusted to obtain order-order and order-disorder transition temperatures within the available experimental window. The ionic conductivities of the mixtures, normalized by the ionic conductivity of a 20 kg/mol homopolymer PEO sample at the salt concentration and temperature of interest, were independent of temperature, in spite of the presence of the above-mentioned phase transitions.},

  doi          = {10.1021/ma900401a},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1005838},
  journal      = {Macromolecules},
number       = (15) ; 08, 2009,

  volume       = 42,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2009},

  month        = {9}

}

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