Polymer electrolytes composed of polyacrylonitrile, propylene carbonate (PC
), and lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfone imide) (LiTFSI, LiN(CF3SO2)(2))
have been prepared and studied by Raman spectroscopy. The polymer cannot b
e dissolved in PC before all the PC molecules are associated with LiTFSI. A
s long as the polymer is dissolved in PC, the microstructures related to PC
do not vary with the salt content, while the interaction between the Li+ i
on and the polymer in the polymer electrolyte is striking. (C) 2001 The Ele
ctrochemical Society.