Dielectric relaxation and ionic conductivity of oxyethylene-alkylaromatic polyionenes

M. V. Burmistr, V. V. Shilov, K. M. Sukhoi, P. Pissis, G. Polizos

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Abstract

Oxyethylene-alkylaromatic polyionenes were studied in the 10-2 to 106 Hz frequency range and in the -120 to +80°C temperature range using dielectric spectroscopy. Dielectric spectra at low temperatures displayed dipole polarization relaxation due to a local motion of polymer chains, whereas the contribution of electric conduction prevailed at elevated temperatures. Plots of the direct-current conductivity against the reciprocal temperature followed the Arrhenius law with an activation energy of 1-1.5 eV, which is not typical of polymeric electrolytes and indicates that the conductivity is thermally activated. The high conductivity of the polymers at T≪Tg is due to their structure, which resembles the structure of an inorganic glass with ionic sites dissolved in an ordered matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)785-794
Number of pages10
JournalPolymer Science - Series A
Volume45
Issue number8
StatePublished - Aug 1 2003
Externally publishedYes

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