Abstract
The relationship between glass transition (Tg) and ionic conductivity (σ) of an amorphous crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) was examined based on ion–dipole complexation between dissociated lithium cations and ether oxygen of poly(ethylene glycol diacrylate) and plasticization by succinonitrile (SCN). In a binary PEM consisting of a lithium salt/polymer network, Tg increased due to a strong ion–dipole interaction, whereas σ declined due to lower ion mobility coupled to reduced chain mobility. Above the threshold salt concentration of 7 mol %, dual loss tangent peaks were observed in dynamic mechanical studies, which may be ascribed to segmental relaxations of ion–dipole complexed networks and that of polymer chains surrounding the undissociated lithium salt acting like “fillers”. Upon SCN plasticization, these two peaks merged into one that was further suppressed below Tg of the pure network, whereas σ improved to the superionic conductor level. The role of plasticization on the ionic conduct...
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