Nanothin film conductivity measurements reveal interfacial influence on ion transport in polymer electrolytes

被引:18
作者
Dong, Ban Xuan [1 ]
Bennington, Peter [1 ]
Kambe, Yu [1 ,2 ]
Sharon, Daniel [1 ]
Dolejsi, Moshe [1 ]
Strzalka, Joseph [3 ]
Burnett, Veronica F. [1 ]
Nealey, Paul F. [1 ,2 ]
Patel, Shrayesh N. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Inst Mol Engn, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Argonne Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci, Lemont, IL 60439 USA
[3] Argonne Natl Lab, Xray Sci Div, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
[4] Argonne Natl Lab, Chem Sci & Engn, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
GLASS-TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; DENDRITE GROWTH; PHASE-DIAGRAMS; HIGH-MODULUS; PEO; ENERGY; MECHANISMS; BATTERIES;
D O I
10.1039/c9me00011a
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The interfacial region where ion-transporting polymer chains are anchored to a hard, insulating phase is a major factor dictating the limits of ion-conduction in nanostructure-forming electrolytes. In this work, we investigate the effect of an end-grafted poly(ethylene oxide) (20 kg mol(-1)) surface on the ionic conductivity sigma of PEO and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) salt mixtures. Specifically, we characterize nanothin films in the range of ca. 10 to 250 nm, which amplify the contributions from the polymer/substrate interface that dictate any deviations from expected bulk conductivity sigma(bulk) values. Conductivity measurements reveal a monotonic decrease in sigma upon decreasing film thickness at all values of r (r = molar ratio of Li+ to EO units). The reduction from bulk-like sigma occurs for film thicknesses approximately 100 nm and below for all values of r. This trend in conductivity arises from the presence of the underlying grafted-PEO layer. Through a thickness dependence normalized conductivity study, we observe nanoscale constraints leading to deviation from intrinsic conductivity of bulk PEO-LiTFSI electrolytes. These nanoscale constraints correspond to an immobile interfacial zone whose thickness h(int) ranges from 9.5 +/- 1.4 nm at r = 0.01 to 2.9 +/- 1.5 nm at r = 0.15 in our nanothin films that impedes ion transport. Overall, we have presented a robust platform that facilitates probing the role of polymer-grafted surfaces on the sigma of polymer electrolytes.
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页码:597 / 608
页数:12
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