Increasing the ionic conductivity of solid state polymer electrolyte using fly ash as a filler

Abstract

Polymer electrolytes film based on polyethylene oxide (PEO) complexes with NaClO4 salt with a ratio of EO: Na = 20:1 and fly ash as filler has been prepared by solution casting technique. The crystallinity of the solid polymer electrolyte was characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The interaction between PEO and Na-ions confirmed by Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) analysis. The ionic conductivity of the solid polymer electrolyte was investigated by impedance analysis from 1 MHz to 1 Hz at a varied temperature of 50°C, 60°C, 70°C, 80°C, and 90°C. The maximum ionic conductivity of EO: Na = 20 was 5.31 x 10-5 S cm-1 and increases to 2.13 x 10-4 S cm-1 by the addition of fly ash 5% at the temperature of 60°C.