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    • Morphology, thermal, electrical and electrochemical stability of nano aluminium-oxide-filled polyvinyl alcohol composite gel electrolyte

      Navin Chand Neelesh Rai S L Agrawal S K Patel

      Volume 34 Issue 7 December 2011 pp 1297-1304

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    • Keywords

       

      Polymer nanocomposite gel electrolytes; ionic conductivity; polymer electrolytes; X-ray diffraction; differential scanning calorimetry.

    • Abstract

       

      In the present work, an attempt has been made to develop nano aluminium oxide (Al2O3)-filled polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite gel electrolytes. Surface morphological studies, thermal behaviour, electrochemical stability and electrical characterization of these composite gel electrolytes have been performed. An increase in the concentration of Al2O3 in composite gel electrolytes increases the amorphous characteristics of pure PVA. Bulk conductivity of composite gel electrolytes increases by an order of magnitude on addition of a nano filler. Maximum conductivity of 5.81 × 10-2 S/cm is observed for 6 wt% Al2O3-filled polymer gel composite electrolytes. Temperature dependence of electrical conductivity shows a combination of Arrhenius and Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher (VTF) nature. Maximum current stability during oxidation and reduction cycle is noticed for 6 wt% Al2O3-filled PVA composite electrolyte, viz. ±1.65 V.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Navin Chand1 Neelesh Rai2 S L Agrawal2 S K Patel2

      1. Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), (Formerly RRL) (CSIR) Habibganj Naka, Bhopal, India
      2. SSI Laboratory, Department of Physics, APS University, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      December 2011
      Manuscript received
      27 May 2010
      Manuscript revised
      10 February 2011

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