Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems

Thomas, Elayne M.; Nguyen, Phong H.; Jones, Seamus D.; Chabinyc, Michael L.; Segalman, Rachel A.

doi:10.1146/annurev-matsci-080619-110405

Title: Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems

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Polymers that simultaneously transport electrons and ions are paramount to drive the technological advances necessary for next-generation electrochemical devices, including energy storage devices and bioelectronics. However, efforts to describe the motion of ions or electrons separately within polymeric systems become inaccurate when both species are present. In this paper, we highlight the basic transport equations necessary to rationalize mixed transport and the multiscale materials properties that influence their transport coefficients. Potential figures of merit that enable a suitable performance benchmark in mixed conducting systems independent of end application are discussed. Practical design and implementation of mixed conducting polymers require an understanding of the evolving nature of structure and transport with ionic and electronic carrier density to capture the dynamic disorder inherent in polymeric materials.

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Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)

OSTI Identifier:: 1773749

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016390; W911NF-19-2-0026; DGE-1650114; DMR 1720256

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Annual Review of Materials Research

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: Thomas, Elayne M., et al. "Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems." Annual Review of Materials Research 51 (2021).; Journal ID: ISSN 1531-7331

Publisher:: Annual Reviews

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; polymers; mixed conduction; electrochemistry; transport models; structure-property relationships

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                    Thomas, Elayne M., Nguyen, Phong H., Jones, Seamus D., Chabinyc, Michael L., and Segalman, Rachel A. Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Thomas, Elayne M., Nguyen, Phong H., Jones, Seamus D., Chabinyc, Michael L., & Segalman, Rachel A. Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-080619-110405

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                    Thomas, Elayne M., Nguyen, Phong H., Jones, Seamus D., Chabinyc, Michael L., and Segalman, Rachel A. Fri .  
"Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-080619-110405.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1773749.

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@article{osti_1773749,

  title        = {Electronic, Ionic, and Mixed Conduction in Polymeric Systems},

  author       = {Thomas, Elayne M. and Nguyen, Phong H. and Jones, Seamus D. and Chabinyc, Michael L. and Segalman, Rachel A.},

  abstractNote = {Polymers that simultaneously transport electrons and ions are paramount to drive the technological advances necessary for next-generation electrochemical devices, including energy storage devices and bioelectronics. However, efforts to describe the motion of ions or electrons separately within polymeric systems become inaccurate when both species are present. In this paper, we highlight the basic transport equations necessary to rationalize mixed transport and the multiscale materials properties that influence their transport coefficients. Potential figures of merit that enable a suitable performance benchmark in mixed conducting systems independent of end application are discussed. Practical design and implementation of mixed conducting polymers require an understanding of the evolving nature of structure and transport with ionic and electronic carrier density to capture the dynamic disorder inherent in polymeric materials.},

  doi          = {10.1146/annurev-matsci-080619-110405},

  journal      = {Annual Review of Materials Research},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 51,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021},

  month        = {Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021}

}

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