Controlled ionic conductivity via tapered block polymer electrolytes

Kuan, Wei-Fan; Remy, Roddel; Mackay, Michael E.; Epps III, Thomas H.

doi:10.1039/c4ra15953e

Controlled ionic conductivity via tapered block polymer electrolytes

Journal Article · Thu Jan 22 23:00:00 EST 2015 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra15953e· OSTI ID:1238282

Kuan, Wei-Fan ^[1]; Remy, Roddel ^[1]; Mackay, Michael E. ^[1]; Epps III, Thomas H. ^[1]

Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

We present the design of novel solid electrolytes using tapered block polymers (TBPs). In this work, we synthesize a series of TBPs via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) consisting of rigid polystyrene and ion-conducting poly(oligo-oxyethylene methacrylate) segments and explore the role of tapered interfaces on ion transport. Previous studies on TBPs have shown that manipulating the taper composition in block polymers can reduce the unfavorable polymer–polymer interactions between blocks, enabling the design for highly-processable (lower order–disorder transition temperature) polymer electrolytes. Herein, we demonstrate that the taper profile and taper volume fraction significantly impact the glass transition temperatures (Tgs) in block polymer electrolytes, thus affecting the ionic conductivity. Additionally, we find that the normal-tapered materials with ≈60 vol% tapering exhibit remarkable improvements in ionic conductivity (increase ≈190% at 20 °C and increase ≈90% at 80 °C) in comparison to their non-tapered counterparts. Overall, our TBPs, with controllable interfacial interactions, present an exciting opportunity for the fabrication of cost-effective, highly-efficient, and stable energy storage membranes.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1238282

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Journal Name: RSC Advances Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 5; ISSN 2046-2069

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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