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Solid State Ionics, Vol.124, No.3-4, 323-329, 1999
High ionic conductivity of PEO/sulfonamide salt hybrids
Poly(ethylene or;ide) (PEO) oligomers having a variety of sulfonamide (SA) salts on the chain end [PEOm-SO2NM-R; R = -C6H5 (I-m), -CH2CF3 (IIm), and -C2H4OCH3 (IIIm), M = Li or K, m = molecular weight (M-w) of PEO part] were synthesized as new types of ion conductive polymers. These hybrids are low viscous Liquids over a wide temperature range and amorphous without forming a crystalline phase when the molecular weight of the PEO part is from 350 to 750. These hybrids show a higher bulk ionic conductivity than other PEG/salt hybrids having sulfonate or benzenesulfonate groups. Among them, III550 for the K salt showed the highest bulk ionic conductivity (4.0 x 10(-5) S cm(-1)) at room temperature, although the 2-methoxyethyl end group is electron-donating. The Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) equation predicts that ion conduction in these hybrids is governed by the mobility of the terminal groups. Furthermore, the ionic conductivity was improved by the addition of KClO4.
Keywords:POLYMER ELECTROLYTES;POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)S;POLYETHER/SALTHYBRID;SOLID ELECTROLYTES;LITHIUM-SALTS;ENDS