Ov. Yarmolenko et al., Effect of crown ethers on the conduction of plasticized polyacrylonitrile-based electrolytes, RUSS J ELEC, 37(3), 2001, pp. 280-286
A series of new plasticized electrolytes based on a lithium salt, polyacryl
onitrile, propylene carbonate, and such crown ethers as 15-crown-5 and benz
o-15-crown-5 as additives is synthesized and studied. According to impedanc
e spectroscopy, the electrolytes' conductivity is 6 x 10(-3) S cm(-1) at ro
om temperature. The electrolytes' compatibility with a new thin-film materi
al (polyacetylene-covered porous polyplopylene, which is used for protectin
g lithium anodes) is investigated.