Structural And Electrochemical Properties Of PEMA With The Influence Of MWCNT/TiO2 Filler.

An attempt has been made to prepare a hybrid Nano composite polymer electrolytes (NCPES) based on Poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) doped with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and Titanium oxide (TiO2) as additives, Lithium per chlorate (LiClO4) as ionic salt and Propylene Carbonate as plasticizer (PC) by using solvent casting technique. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) confirms the miscibility and amorphous nature of the prepared electrolytes. It has been found from the a.c impedance analysis that the inorganic filler reduces the bulk resistance of the electrolytes and thus ionic conductivity enhanced. A high dielectric loss value is observed for the case of doped MWCNT-PEMA in comparison with pure PEMA and doped TiO2-PEMA membranes. Based on the study of relaxation spectra, it is found that the relaxation time decreases with increase in temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]