Polymer electrolytes with multiple conductive channels prepared from NBR/SBR latex films impregnated with lithium salt and plasticizer
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Musashino, Tokyo (Japan)
Polymer electrolytes, composed of a polar polymer acting as a host matrix for lithium-salt solutions, have high ionic conductivity and have been studied for application in advanced electronic devices such as the rechargeable lithium battery. Polymer electrolytes with high ionic conductivity (> 10{sup {minus}3} S/cm) and good tensile strength were prepared by swelling poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene) (NBR)/poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SBR)/LiClO{sub 4} latex films with {gamma}-butyrolactone ({gamma}-BL) or LiClO{sub 4}/{gamma}-BL plasticizer. Before swelling, the LiClO{sub 4} phase is formed at the particle interface. After politicization, two ion-conductive channels are present: the LiClO{sub 4} phase is present at the interface of the latex particles, and the NBR phase is formed from NBR latex particles. These regions are polar and impregnated selectively with polar {gamma}-BL solvent or LiClO{sub 4}/{gamma}-BL solution, building primary and secondary ion-conductive channels, respectively. The SBR phase (formed from SBR latex particles) is nonpolar and not impregnated, providing a mechanically supportive matrix. High ionic conductivity on the order of 10{sup {minus}3} S/cm is achieved when NBR/SBR(50/50)/LiClO{sub 4} latex film was saturated on 0.2 to 0.4M LiClO{sub 4}/{gamma}-BL solutions. Various microscopic and macroscopic analyses suggest that two types of ion-conductive channels exist in the polymer electrolyte film.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 122734
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 142, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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