Polymer electrolytes based on modified natural rubber for use in rechargeable lithium batteries

摘要

Modified natural rubber (NR) polymer hosts having low transition glass temperatures have been investigated. Three types of modified NR, namely 25/100 epoxidised NR (ENR-25), 50/100 ENR (ENR-50) and polymethyl methacrylate grafted NR (MG-49) were employed. Results are reported for ionic conductivity and thermal properties for both unplasticised and plasticised polymer electrolyte systems.