Electrochimica Acta, Vol.46, No.10-11, 1709-1715, 2001
Lithium ion conductivity in polyoxyethylene/polyethylenimine blends
In search of more viable solid polymer matrices for lithium ion conductors, solid solutions of LIClO4 in polyoxyethylene/polyethylenimine (PEO/PEI) (8.2, 5:5, and 2:8 by repeat units) blends were examined. In the 8:2 blends, conductivities increased with the decrease in the salt content. Conductivities in the 8:2- and the pure PEO systems were comparable at temperatures higher than 350 K. The drastic conductivity drop due to crystallization known for the PEO systems did not: occur in the 8:2 systems; the 8:2 systems became ca. three orders of magnitude more conductive at room temperature. In contrast, the 5:5 systems suffered a severe conductivity drop near 330 K. The abrupt conductivity drop disappeared again in the 2:8 systems. They were more conductive than the pure PEI systems. Weak temperature dependence of conductivity made their room temperature condutivities even higher than those for the pure PEO systems.
Keywords:polymer electrolyte;lithium ion conductor;poly(ethylene oxide);polyethylenimine;ion conductivity