Abstract
A series of solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based on poly (ethylene oxide)/polylactic acid (PEO/PLA) with liquid crystal ionomer (LCI) intercalated montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites (LCI-MMT) has been prepared by solution blending method. The effects of LCI-MMT on the structural, crystallization, thermal, and ionic conductivity properties of solid polymer electrolytes have been analyzed. It is demonstrated that the incorporation of LCI-MMT into the blend suppressed the crystallinity of PEO and increased the crystallinity of PLA. The maximum ionic conductivity is found to be in the range of 1.05 × 10−5 S/cm for 0.5 wt% LCI-MMT, which is higher than that of the LCI-MMT-free polymer electrolyte (5.36 × 10−6 S/cm) at room temperature.
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