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Sahu and Agrawal (2014). Polymer Electrolytes: Potential Solid State Ionic Materials for Electrochemical Device Applications. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 27(1), pp. 1-22.
Journal of Ravishankar University Vol. 27 No. B (Science) 2014 PP 1-22 ISSN 0970-5910
Polymer
Electrolytes: Potential Solid State
Ionic Materials for Electrochemical
Device
Applications
Dinesh Kumar Sahua,b and R.C. Agrawalaa,*
Solid State Ionic
Research Laboratory, School of Studies in Physics &
Astrophysics,
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla
University, Raipur- 492010,
Chhatrisgarh, India
Rungta Enuineering College,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Corresponding Author: rakesh_c_agrawal@yahoo.co.in
[Received: April 2014; revised version received : 12
April 2014; accepted: 13 April 2014]
Abstract- Solid State Ionic Materials,
more specifically referred to as 'Superionic Solids' or 'Fast Ion
Conductors' or
'Solid Electrolytes', are pure ion conducting systems with room temperature
conductivity close in the range of
liquid/aqueous electrolytes. These solid
systems, show tremendous
technological scopes to develop
wide variety of solid state electrochemical power sources, viz .. Batteries, Supercaps,
Fuel Cells etc. in All-Solid-State configuration. Solid State Ionic materials
are broadly grouped into different class of solid electrolyte phases viz. crystalline/
polycrystalline, glassy/amorphous, 2-phasc composites, polymeric etc. Amongst these, polymer electrolytes attracted
considerable attention of researchers in recent years due to their relatively
greater technological relevance in the development of All-Solid-State electrochemical
power sources in any desired shapes/sizes including mini/micro thin film
devices. In the present paper the field
of Solid State Ionic has been reviewed briefly along with the progress made in
materials designing of different class of solid electrolyte phases, with
special mention on polymer electrolyte
phase. A brief description has also been made on the techniques commonly
employed for characterization of meterials/structural/thermal/ion transport
properties of these materials along with their potential applications in
various Solid-State-electrochemical power sources. Some of the results of the
present research laboratory are also presented and discussed.
Keywords;: Polymer
electrolytes, Solid state ionic, solid electrolytes, electrochemical device,
fuel cell
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