VTF to arrhenius crossover in temperature dependence of conductivity in (PEG)xNH4ClO4 polymer electrolyte
✍ Scribed by Nader Binesh; S. V. Bhat
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6266
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✦ Synopsis
We have studied the temperature variation of conductivity and 1 H NMR linewidth of ( PEG ) x NH 4 ClO 4 ( x Å 20, 30, 46, 100, 200, & 1000 ) polymer electrolyte systems. The temperature dependence of the conductivity shows two distinct behaviors, the low temperature VTF dependence crossing over to Arrhenius dependence at higher temperatures. The departure from the VTF behavior is found to be composition dependent. NMR spectra indicate the presence of large fractions of crystalline regions that start to melt around the crossover temperature. We understand the deviation from the VTF behavior as a consequence of this crystalline to elastomer transition.