SAXS/DSC/WAXD Study of γ-irradiated Polymer Electrolyte for Zn Rechargeable Nanostructured Galvanic Cells

摘要

(PEO){sub}8ZnCl{sub}2 polymer electrolytes and nano-composites were prepared using PEO γ-irradiated to dose of 529kGy. The effect of γ-radiation from a Co-60 source were studied by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) simultaneously recorded with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) at synchrotron ELETTRA. Above-mentioned treatment largely enhanced the conductivity of polymer electrolyte. Room temperature conductivity increase up to two orders of magnitude was achieved (1).