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Chemical Synthesis and Ionic Conductivity of Water-SolubleRigid-Rod and Articulated Rigid-Rod Solid Polyelectrolytes

ABSTRACT
A water-soluble rigid-rod polyelectrolyte sPBI-PS(Li+) could be doped with LiI and cast as a freestanding film from aqueous solution showing a room-temperature in-plane DC conductivity (s|| ) of 8.3¢®10-3 S/cm. However, the cast film assumed an anisotropic microstructure due to preferential orientation of the rigid-rod backbone leading to an out-of-the plane DC conductivity (s^) which was three orders smaller than those of the s||, and severely limited its applications as a solid polyelectrolyte for thin-film battery.
In addition to synthesizing rigid-rod polyelectrolyte sPBI-PS(Li+) for comparison, this study used 2-sulfo-terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid in ratios of 15¡G1, 25¡G1, or 50¡G1 for copolycondensation reaction making the rigid-rod backbone of sPBI-PS(Li+) become articulated. Further reaction with 1,3-propanesultone pendants, the rigid-rod polyelectrolyte was changed into a new water-soluble articulated rigid-rod polyelectrolyte A-sPBI-PS(Li+). Various analyses were applied to ascertain chemical structure, purities, thermal properties and molecular weight of synthesized monomers and polymers. Freestanding films of sPBI-PS(Li+) and A-sPBI-PS(Li+) were cast from aqueous solutions doped with LiI, LiBF4, or LiCF3SO3 for various concentrations up to 5 wt.%. Thin-film room-temperature s|| of sPBI-PS(Li+) could be 3.15´10-3 S/cm, and of A-sPBI-PS(Li+) could be 2.76´10-3 S/cm. X-ray scattering and electron microscopic results suggested that the sPBI-PS(Li+) cast film was in-plane isotropic but out-of-the plane anisotropic, and the A-sPBI-PS(Li+) cast film was three-dimensionally isotropic.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0713101-151104
Date13 July 2001
CreatorsSun, Ju-Pin
ContributorsA. C. Su, S. J. Bai, M. Chen
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0713101-151104
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