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Segmental mobility and relaxation processes of Fe2O3 nanoparticle-loaded fast ionic transport nanocomposite gel polymer electrolyte

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The interaction of Fe2O3 nanoparticles emphasized between poly(propylene glycol) (PPG 4000) and silver triflate (AgCF3SO3) on the conformal changes of coordination sites and the electrochemical properties have been investigated. On the influence of Fe2O3 nanoparticles distribution, the interactions between the ether oxygen in C–O–C of the polymer chain with Ag+ ion as a result of bond strength of the C–O–C stretching vibration, the end group effect has been examined by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The formation of transient cross-links between polymer chains and filler particles appears to be a characteristic change in the glass transition temperature (T g) and enhance the effective number of cations as well. The strength of ion–polymer interactions was revealed by the transport of ions, t Ag+, and found to be in the range of 0.42–0.50, and the ionic conductivity was ascertained by complex impedance analysis with a maximum of 9.2 × 10−4 S cm−1 at 298 K with a corresponding concentration of 10 wt% Fe2O3 nanoparticles. The temperature dependence of conductivity has been examined based on the Vogel–Tammann–Fulcher (VTF) equation, thereby suggesting the segmental chain motion and free volume changes. From the impedance data, both the dielectric and modulus behaviours have been revealed and both were well correlated as a function of frequency.

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The authors wish to thank the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi for the financial support received for this work. One of the authors R.K. gratefully acknowledges the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for the award of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).

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Kumar, R., Suthanthiraraj, S.A. Segmental mobility and relaxation processes of Fe2O3 nanoparticle-loaded fast ionic transport nanocomposite gel polymer electrolyte. J Solid State Electrochem 18, 1647–1656 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2384-4

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