Synthesis and Properties of a Cation-Conducting, High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte

Abstract

A new class of polymer electrolyte, high temperature polymer electrolytes, as an electrolyte in high discharge rate batteries is proposed. As an initial effort in the development of these materials, sodium and lithium salts of sulfonated poly(p-phenyleneterephtalamide) have been prepared. DSC and electrical conductivity studies have been performed on these films. The conductivity exhibits Arrhenius behavior over the temperature range in which they are thermally stable (1 80-240 deg C) with the material containing sodium being more conductive than those containing lithium. Although the electrical performance of these materials is inadequate from a practical standpoint, it is suggested that with additional development these materials could function as electrolytes for high discharge rate batteries.... High temperature polymer electrolyte, Sulfonated polyaromide, Lithium conductor, Sodium conductor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263557

Entities

People

  • John J. Fontanella
  • M. G. Mclin
  • S. G. Greenbaum
  • Y. Okamoto
  • Y. S. Pak
  • Z. S. Xu

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Conductivity
  • Dissociation
  • Electrolytes
  • Films
  • High Temperature
  • Impedance
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Molecular Weight
  • Polymers
  • Storage Batteries
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Transition Temperature
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology