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Fabrication and characterization of electrolytemembranes based on organoclay/tripropyleneglycol diacrylate/poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun nanofiber composites

  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Woosuk University
  • Gyeongsang National University

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Abstract

Utilizing polymer electrospinning technology, novel electrolyte membranes based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/ organomodified clay (OC)/tripropyleneglycol diacrylate (TPGDA) composite nanofibers with a diameter of 100-400 nm were fabricated for application in lithium batteries. Ultraviolet photo-polymerization of electrospun PVDF/OC/TPGDA nanofibers generated chemically crosslinked TPGDA-grafted PVDF/OC nanofibers exhibiting robust mechanical and electrochemical properties. The prepared fibrous PVDF/OC/TPGDA electrolytes were characterized in terms of morphology, crystallinity, electrochemical stability, ionic conductivity and cell cycleability. Based on differential scanning calorimetry analysis, the crystallinity of PVDF decreased by ca 10% on employing the OC and TPGDA. Compared with pure PVDF film-based electrolyte membranes, the TPGDA-and OC-modified PVDF electrolytemembranes exhibited improvedmechanical properties and various electrochemical properties. The OC-and TPGDA-modified microporous membranes are promising candidates for overcoming the drawbacks of the lower mechanical stability of fibrous-type electrolytes with further improvement of electrochemical performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-255
Number of pages7
JournalPolymer International
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.02

Keywords

  • Ionic conductivity
  • Microporous polymer electrolyte
  • Organoclay
  • PVDF
  • Tripropyleneglycol diacrylate

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry

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