Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of Nanocomposites Laden with BaTiO3-grafted-graphene Oxide

Authors

  • S. Padmaja  Department of Physics, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • R. Nimma Elizabeth  Department of Physics, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST18401163

Keywords:

FT-IR, Raman; ionic Conductivity, Cycling, Coulombic efficiency

Abstract

The electrochemical behavior of lithium-sulfur batteries was investigated by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Films of NCPEs (PEO+LiCF3SO3+BaTiO3-g-GO) were cast using a novel hot-press technique. The addition of filler in fractional amount to the solid polymer matrix at room temperature further enhances the ionic conductivity. The membranes were subjected to cycling, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopic analyses. The occurrence of ion-ion pairs interaction has been identified using FT-IR and Raman analysis. Cells with this electrolyte have a high coulombic efficiency of 98% and a high cycling stability.

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S. Padmaja, R. Nimma Elizabeth, " Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of Nanocomposites Laden with BaTiO3-grafted-graphene Oxide , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 11, pp.319-327, November-December-2018. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST18401163