Role of Mg(NO3)2 as Defective Agent in Ameliorating the Electrical Conductivity, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Agarose–Based Polymer Electrolytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Polymer Electrolyte Films
2.3. Characterisation Techniques
2.3.1. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
2.3.2. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
2.3.3. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.3.4. Electrochemical Characterisation
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Impedance Analysis
3.2. Dielectric Study
3.3. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
3.4. XRD Analysis
3.5. Voltage Stability
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mg(NO2)3 Content (wt%) | Degree of Crytallinity, Xc (%) | FWHM (rad) | Crystalline Size, L (nm) |
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0 | 38.58 | 0.0214 | 6.62 |
5 | 36.69 | 0.0225 | 6.28 |
20 | 29.72 | 0.0392 | 3.61 |
30 | 11.29 | 0.0468 | 3.03 |
35 | 37.94 | 0.0446 | 3.17 |
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Ali, N.I.; Abidin, S.Z.Z.; Majid, S.R.; Jaafar, N.K. Role of Mg(NO3)2 as Defective Agent in Ameliorating the Electrical Conductivity, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Agarose–Based Polymer Electrolytes. Polymers 2021, 13, 3357. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13193357
Ali NI, Abidin SZZ, Majid SR, Jaafar NK. Role of Mg(NO3)2 as Defective Agent in Ameliorating the Electrical Conductivity, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Agarose–Based Polymer Electrolytes. Polymers. 2021; 13(19):3357. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13193357
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, N. I., S. Z. Z. Abidin, S. R. Majid, and N. K. Jaafar. 2021. "Role of Mg(NO3)2 as Defective Agent in Ameliorating the Electrical Conductivity, Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Agarose–Based Polymer Electrolytes" Polymers 13, no. 19: 3357. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13193357