PMID- 20936864
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110224
LR  - 20101029
IS  - 1520-5207 (Electronic)
IS  - 1520-5207 (Linking)
VI  - 114
IP  - 43
DP  - 2010 Nov 4
TI  - Effects of a block copolymer as multifunctional fillers on ionic conductivity, 
      mechanical properties, and dimensional stability of solid polymer electrolytes.
PG  - 13637-43
LID - 10.1021/jp105816s [doi]
AB  - Solid polymer electrolytes with high ionic conductivities, good mechanical 
      properties, dimensional stability, and easy processability were obtained from 
      poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polyethylene (PEO-b-PE)-loaded poly(ethylene oxide) 
      (PEO)/lithium perchlorate (LiClO(4)). In this article, we reported that the ionic 
      conductivity and mechanical properties were remarkably increased due to the 
      addition of the PEO-b-PE compared to that of PEO/LiClO(4) electrolyte. Scanning 
      electron microscope (SEM), optical micrograph, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) 
      results indicate that the addition of the copolymer, PEO-b-PE, decreased the 
      defects of the PEO electrolyte films. Good dimensional stability was observed by 
      dynamic rheological techniques up to 100  degrees C (higher than the melting point of 
      PEO, 65  degrees C). A bicontinuous phase structure, that is crystalline PE domains 
      within a matrix of PEO/salt, was proposed as the mechanism for such comprehensive 
      enhancements in the ionic conductivity, mechanical properties, and dimensional 
      stability obtained simultaneously in this study through a facile approach based 
      on incorporation of a copolymer.
FAU - Ji, Jianying
AU  - Ji J
AD  - School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, 
      Pullman, Washington 99164, USA.
FAU - Li, Bin
AU  - Li B
FAU - Zhong, Wei-Hong
AU  - Zhong WH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Phys Chem B
JT  - The journal of physical chemistry. B
JID - 101157530
EDAT- 2010/10/13 06:00
MHDA- 2010/10/13 06:01
CRDT- 2010/10/13 06:00
PHST- 2010/10/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/10/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/10/13 06:01 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/jp105816s [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Phys Chem B. 2010 Nov 4;114(43):13637-43. doi: 10.1021/jp105816s.