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Ion Conductive Electrolyte Membranes Based on Co-Continuous Polymer Blends

Munch Elmér, Anette LU ; Wesslén, Bengt LU ; Sommer-Larsen, P ; West, K ; Hassander, Helen LU and Jannasch, Patric LU orcid (2003) In Journal of Materials Chemistry 13(9). p.2168-2176
Abstract
Solid electrolyte membranes based on comb-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) doped with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) salt in blends with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) have been studied. Membranes containing between 70 and 100 wt% PEG were prepared by a convenient two-step process where films containing a mixture of mono- and dimethacrylate-terminated PEG macromonomers, PVDF-HFP, LiTFSI, and a photoactivator were cast from acetone solutions, followed by UV-initiated polymerization of the macromonomers. Microscopy of the membranes revealed a phase separated morphology with a microporous PVDF-HFP network embedded in comb-shaped PEG. The membranes were thermally stable at temperatures below... (More)
Solid electrolyte membranes based on comb-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) doped with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) salt in blends with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) have been studied. Membranes containing between 70 and 100 wt% PEG were prepared by a convenient two-step process where films containing a mixture of mono- and dimethacrylate-terminated PEG macromonomers, PVDF-HFP, LiTFSI, and a photoactivator were cast from acetone solutions, followed by UV-initiated polymerization of the macromonomers. Microscopy of the membranes revealed a phase separated morphology with a microporous PVDF-HFP network embedded in comb-shaped PEG. The membranes were thermally stable at temperatures below the melting point of PVDF-HFP at 140 °C. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in the tension mode showed that the mechanical properties of the membranes were greatly improved both by the addition of PVDF-HFP and of dimethacrylate-terminated PEG macromonomer. For example, the storage modulus at 25 °C and 1 Hz showed a three-fold increase after increasing the percentage of dimethacrylate-terminated PEG from 0 to 10 wt% in the macromonomer mixture. A broad shoulder on tan as a function of temperature indicated the existence of a PVDF-HFP rich amorphous interphase. At room temperature, the membranes containing more than 80 wt% PEG reached ionic conductivities exceeding 10–5 S cm–1. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Solid electrolyte membranes based on comb-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) doped with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) salt in blends with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) have been studied. Membranes containing between 70 and 100 wt% PEG were prepared by a convenient two-step process where films containing a mixture of mono- and dimethacrylate-terminated PEG macromonomers, PVDF-HFP, LiTFSI, and a photoactivator were cast from acetone solutions, followed by UV-initiated polymerization of the macromonomers. Microscopy of the membranes revealed a phase separated morphology with a microporous PVDF-HFP network embedded in comb-shaped PEG. The membranes were thermally stable at temperatures below the melting point of PVDF-HFP at 140 °C. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in the tension mode showed that the mechanical properties of the membranes were greatly improved both by the addition of PVDF-HFP and of dimethacrylate-terminated PEG macromonomer. For example, the storage modulus at 25 °C and 1 Hz showed a three-fold increase after increasing the percentage of dimethacrylate-terminated PEG from 0 to 10 wt% in the macromonomer mixture. A broad shoulder on tan as a function of temperature indicated the existence of a PVDF-HFP rich amorphous interphase. At room temperature, the membranes containing more than 80 wt% PEG reached ionic conductivities exceeding 10–5 S cm–1.}},
  author       = {{Munch Elmér, Anette and Wesslén, Bengt and Sommer-Larsen, P and West, K and Hassander, Helen and Jannasch, Patric}},
  issn         = {{1364-5501}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{2168--2176}},
  publisher    = {{Royal Society of Chemistry}},
  series       = {{Journal of Materials Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Ion Conductive Electrolyte Membranes Based on Co-Continuous Polymer Blends}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b304462a}},
  doi          = {{10.1039/b304462a}},
  volume       = {{13}},
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