Structural, Thermal and Electrical Studies of Al2O3 Nanoparticle Soaked Electrolyte Gel Films for Novel Proton Conducting (H+ ion) Eco-friendly Device Applications

Neelesh Rai; Chandra Prakash Singh; Lovely Ranjta

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Structural, Thermal and Electrical Studies of Al₂O₃ Nanoparticle Soaked Electrolyte Gel Films for Novel Proton Conducting (H⁺ ion) Eco-friendly Device Applications

Neelesh Rai, Chandra Prakash Singh, Lovely Ranjta

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An attempt has been made to prepare and characterize ammonium acetate (NH₄CH₃COO) salt and Aluminium Oxide (Al₂O₃)-soaked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based [PVA-NH₄CH₃COO:×wt%Al₂O₃] system nanocomposite polymer gel electrolyte (NCPGE) films using a solution cast technique. The SEM and XRD studies revealed improvement in amorphous nature. The degree of crystallinity and average crystallite size of electrolytes with respect to Al₂O₃ were projected to ascertain improvement in amorphous nature. FTIR studies confirmed the complexation between PVA, NH₄CH₃COO and Al₂O₃. The DSC studies show better thermal response upon addition of Al₂O₃ nanofiller. TGA studies reveal the mass of nanocomposite polymer gel electrolyte decreases continuously with increase in the Al₂O₃ nanofiller contents. Closer assessment of conductivity behavior shows two maximas: one around 0.5wt% and the other around 1wt% filler concentration which is a typical feature for nanocomposite gel polymer electrolytes. The temperature dependence of electrical conductivity shows a combination of Arrhenius and Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher (VTF) behavior. The ionic conductivity is found to increase with addition of filler concentration and optimum ionic conductivity of 3.88×10⁻⁴ Scm⁻¹ with wide electrochemical stability of ±4.78V is achieved at 1wt% Al₂O₃ nano filler and confirms the availability of H⁺ ion (proton) in the system suitable for the development of environment friendly rechargeable batteries application.

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DOI	10.11648/j.nano.20221001.11
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XRD, DSC, Conductivity, Nanocomposite Polymer Gel Electrolytes, Proton-Conducting Batteries

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Neelesh Rai

Department of Physics, AKS University, Satna, India
Chandra Prakash Singh

Department of Physics, AKS University, Satna, India
Lovely Ranjta

Department of Physics, AKS University, Satna, India

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