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Effects of the Addition of TiO2 Nanoparticles for Polymer Electrolytes Based on Porous Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/Poly(ethylene oxide-co-ethylene carbonate) Membranes

Jeon J-D, Kim M-J, Chung J.W., Kwak S-Y, Seoul National University, KR

In order to ameliorate the performance of polymer electrolytes, we report on a novel solvent-free polymer electrolyte filled with viscous poly(ethylene oxide-co-ethylene carbonate) (P(EO-EC)) into a porous membrane. In addition, to enhance the conductivity and [...]

Development of Thermodynamic Methods for the study of Nanopores

Paul R., Paddison S.J., University of Calgary, CA

A statistical mechanical formalism is presented for the calculation of the thermodynamic properties of the water in nanopores of polymer electrolytes, with particular emphasis on the polarization. We describe a method that exploits the variational [...]