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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Properties of the PVA-VAVTD KOH Blend as a Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Zinc Batteries.

Alisson A Iles Velez, Edwin Reyes, Antonio Diaz-Barrios, Florencio Santos, Antonio J Fernández Romero, Juan P Tafur

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alisson A Iles VelezSchool of Chemical Science and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Yachay City of Knowledge, Urcuqui 100650, Ecuador.
Edwin ReyesSchool of Chemical Science and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Yachay City of Knowledge, Urcuqui 100650, Ecuador.
Antonio Diaz-BarriosSchool of Chemical Science and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Yachay City of Knowledge, Urcuqui 100650, Ecuador.
Florencio SantosGrupo de Materiales Avanzados para la Producción y Almacenamiento de Energía, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Aulario II, Campus de Alfonso XIII, 30203 Cartagena, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4030-5568
Antonio J Fernández RomeroGrupo de Materiales Avanzados para la Producción y Almacenamiento de Energía, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Aulario II, Campus de Alfonso XIII, 30203 Cartagena, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1873-2870
Juan P TafurSchool of Chemical Science and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Yachay City of Knowledge, Urcuqui 100650, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8944-2723
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena · ESUniversidad Yachay Tech · EC

Funding

Fundación Seneca 20985/PI/18SPANISH AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN PID2019-104272RB-C55/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries are promising for energy storage and portable electronic applications because of their good safety, high energy density, material abundance, low cost, and environmental friendliness. A series of alkaline gel polymer electrolytes formed from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and different amounts of terpolymer composed of butyl acrylate, vinyl acetate, and vinyl neodecanoate (VAVTD) was synthesized applying a solution casting technique. The thin films were doped with KOH 12M, providing a higher amount of water and free ions inside the electrolyte matrix. The inclusion of VAVTD together with the PVA polymer improved several of the electrical properties of the PVA-based gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs). X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and attenuated total reflectance- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) tests, confirming that PVA chains rearrange depending on the VAVTD content and improving the amorphous region. The most conducting electrolyte film was the test specimen 1:4 (PVA-VAVTD) soaked in KOH solution, reaching a conductivity of 0.019 S/cm at room temperature. The temperature dependence of the conductivity agrees with the Arrhenius equation and activation energy of ~0.077 eV resulted, depending on the electrolyte composition. In addition, the cyclic voltammetry study showed a current intensity increase at higher VAVTD content, reaching values of 310 mA. Finally, these gel polymer electrolytes were tested in Zn-air batteries, obtaining capacities of 165 mAh and 195 mAh for PVA-T4 and PVA-T5 sunk in KOH, respectively, at a discharge current of -5 mA.

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cyclic voltammetry studygel polymer electrolyteionic conductivitypotassium hydroxidePVA blendTGA-DTGXRD and ATR-FTIRZn–air battery

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PMID34940316
PMCPMC8702166
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