Enhanced electrical transport in ionic liquid dispersed TMAI-PEO solid polymer electrolyte

Abstract

A polymer composite is prepared by dispersing ionic liquid [Bmim][BF4] in Polyethylene oxide-tetra methyl ammonium iodide composite and subsequent microwave treatment. X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the composite nature. To explore possibility of proton conductivity in these films, electrical transport is studied by impedance spectroscopy and DC polarization. It is revealed that addition of ionic liquid in host TMAI-PEO solid polymer electrolyte enhances the conductivity by ∼ 2 orders of magnitude. Polarization measurements suggest that composites are essentially ion conducting in nature. The maximum ionic conductivity is found to be ∼2 × 10−5 for 10 wt % ionic liquid.