Mj. Schneider et al., SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTES WITH HIGH ION CONDUCTIVITY USING EXPERIMENTAL-DESIGN OF MULTICOMPONENT POLYMER SYSTEMS, Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 32(12), 1993, pp. 3128-3134
Transparent and opaque solid polymer electrolytes with high lithium io
n conductivity were synthesized using various photocurable acrylates a
nd methacrylates in combination with low molecular weight poly(ethylen
e oxides) (PEG) and LiClO4. The methods of experimental design and opt
imization were applied to identify the optimum composition range of ac
rylic monomers, PEG, and LiClO4. The highest ion conductivities were f
ound to be 8.5 x 10(-5) Omega(-1) cm(-1) for multiphase and 3.7 X 10(-
5) Omega(-5) cm(-1) for single-phase multicomponent systems at 25 degr
ees C. The polymer electrolytes are used for electrochromic ''smart wi
ndow'' applications.