Thermal, Structural and Morphology Studies of PEO-LICF3SO3-DBP-ZrO2 Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes

Siti Mariah  Mohd Yasin; Mohd Rafie Johan

doi:10.22452/mnij.vol1no1.1

Authors

Siti Mariah Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Technology, University Malaysia Perlis
Mohd Rafie Johan Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Malaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/mnij.vol1no1.1

Keywords:

Polymer electrolyte, Ionic conductivity, Thin films, Differential scanning calorimetry

Abstract

This work represents thermal study of PEO-based polymer electrolyte films that were prepared by the solution cast technique. The melting temperature T_m, glass transition temperature T_g and degree of crystallinity χ_c were measured by diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC). Thermogravimetric (TGA) was used to determine the initial and final degradation temperatures. The structural was also performed to characterize the vibrational wavelength and phase characteristic (crystalline/amorphous). While the morphological study was emphasized to examine the features appearance for pure polymer electrolyte system as well as after addition salt, plasticizer and filler. The zirconium oxide particles were measured after the milling process by using the transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the particles obtained in the range of 9 – 54 nanometer size.

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