POLYMER-CERAMIC ION-CONDUCTING COMPOSITES

Composites of a Li+ ion-conducting ceramic powder in a polyether-based elastomeric electrolyte matrix are described. At 66 wt.% of ceramic t he composite can be prepared as a paste and cured into a coherent mate rial having useful elastic and tensile properties. The total conductiv ity of the composite was found to be (1.9+/-0.2) x 10(-4) S cm(-1) at 40 degrees C which was approximately 1 order of magnitude higher than the polymer electrolyte component alone. The result was also approxima tely 1 order of magnitude higher than the total conductivity of the ce ramic powders tested in this work.