Development and Characterization of a solid Ion conducting Polymer Electrolyte

Abstract

Polymer Lithium ion batteries have been fascinating significant thoughtfulness for their prospective solicitations in small portable electronic and electric vehicles (EV), and personal communication equipment. Solid polymer electrolyte, used as both electrolyte and separator between the electrodes, has numerous advantages in contrast to liquid electrolyte, such as no leakage of electrolyte, ease of manufacturing, flexible geometry and improved safety etc. The polymer electrolytes with various compositions of PAN/N-N DiMethylformamide (DMF) /Lithiumtetrafluoro Borate (LiBF4) are synthesized by solution casting technique. The free standing, clear and transparent 60-80 micron thick films are formed. Different structural, thermal and electrical studies validate hopeful characteristics of the polymer membranes, suitable as electrolytes in rechargeable lithium batteries. newline