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Enhancement on protonation (H+) with incorporation of flexible ethylene carbonate in CMC–PVA–30 wt % NH4NO3 film

Noor Saadiah, Mohd Ali and Y, Nagao and Samsudin, Ahmad Salihin (2021) Enhancement on protonation (H+) with incorporation of flexible ethylene carbonate in CMC–PVA–30 wt % NH4NO3 film. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46. pp. 17231-17245. ISSN 0360-3199

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Abstract

In the present work, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)–NH4NO3 with the addition of ethylene carbonate (EC) based polymer blend electrolyte (PBE) was explored. The complexes of PBE with addition of EC revealed that an interaction of the –OH and –COO− of the CMC–PVA blend with the dissociation of H+ from NH4NO3 provides a flexibility pathway for ion hopping. The optimum ionic conductivity at room temperature was found to be 3.92 × 10−3 S/cm for the sample containing 6 wt.% EC with an increment of amorphous phase and thermal stability. Based on the Impedance-Nyquist theoretical approach, it was shown that the ionic conductivity with cation transference number (= 0.48) of the PBE is primarily influenced by the ionic mobility as well as the ions diffusion coefficient. The findings verified that the CMC–PVA–NH4NO3–EC possesses favorable conduction properties upon physical structural modification as a promising polymer electrolyte.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Polymer blendPhysicochemical propertiesConductivityH+ transport
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Centre for Foundation Studies
Depositing User: Dr. Noor Saadiah Mohd Ali
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2021 18:33
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2021 18:33
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/94313

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