Characteristics of ionically conducting jatropha oil-based polyurethane acrylate gel electrolyte doped with potassium iodide
Currently, there is a growing trend of using bio-based materials from renewable resources in the construction of polymer electrolytes. In this study, a gel polymer electrolyte from Jatropha oil-based polyurethane acrylate (PUA) was prepared by doping the PUA with various concentrations (0–30 weight%...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80900/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80900/1/BIO.pdf |
| Summary: | Currently, there is a growing trend of using bio-based materials from renewable resources in the construction of polymer electrolytes. In this study, a gel polymer electrolyte from Jatropha oil-based polyurethane acrylate (PUA) was prepared by doping the PUA with various concentrations (0–30 weight%) of potassium iodide (KI) salt. The PUA gel electrolyte was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), thermal analysis and electrochemical analysis was performed by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Subsequently, the dielectric properties of the gel polymer electrolyte were studied. A conductivity of 1.59 × 10−4 S cm−1 was achieved for the PUA incorporated with 25 weight% KI at room temperature. The dielectric study indicated the non-Debye nature of the materials. It has been shown, via transference number measurement that the conducting species in this work were predominantly ions, with only 4% contribution from electrons. An electrochemical stability window of 2.0 V was obtained by using linear sweep voltammetry for the highest conducting gel electrolyte. |
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