Solid State Ionics, Vol.96, No.1-2, 99-106, 1997
Thermal and Electrical Characterization of Plasticized Polymer Electrolytes Based on Polyethers and Polyphosphazene Blends
The effect of four different plasticizers on the thermal properties, lithium ion conduction and electrochemical stability of polymer electrolytes based on blends of poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide) and a fluorinated polyphosphazene has been investigated using DSC, impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry techniques. The addition of 80 wt% of plasticizer increases the conductivity various orders of magnitude, depending on the chemical nature of the plasticizers; lowering the glass transition and melting temperatures of the complexes, maintaining good electrochemical (stable up to 4 V) and cyclability properties after 10 cycles.