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Preparation of metallic cation conducting polymers based on sterically hindered phenols containing polymeric systems

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OSTI ID:7020407

The present invention relates to ion-conducting solvent-free polymeric systems characterized as being cationic single ion conductors. The solvent-free polymer electrolytes comprise a flexible polymer backbone to which is attached a metal salt, such as a lithium, sodium or potassium salt, of a sterically hindered phenol. The solid polymer electrolyte may be prepared either by (1) attaching the hindered phenol directly to a flexible polymeric backbone, followed by neutralization of the phenolic OH's or (2) reacting the hindered phenol with a polymer precursor which is then polymerized to form a flexible polymer having phenolic OH's which are subsequently neutralized. Preferably the hindered phenol-modified polymeric backbone contains a polyether segment. The ionic conductivity of these solvent-free polymer electrolytes has been measured to be in the range of 10[sup [minus]4] to 10[sup [minus]7] S cm[sup [minus]1] at room temperature.

DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
Assignee:
Polytechnic Univ., Brooklyn, NY (United States); Associated Universities, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 4882243
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-275013
OSTI ID:
7020407
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English