High Proton Conducting Polymer Blend Electrolytes Based on Chitosan:Dextran with Constant Specific Capacitance and Energy Density
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Method
2.1. Materials and Sample Preparation
2.2. TNM Technique
2.3. LSV
2.4. EDLC
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural (XRD and FTIR) Analysis
3.2. Impedance and Morphology Study
3.3. EDLC Study
3.3.1. Transference Number Measurement (TNM) Study
3.3.2. Electrochemical Stability Determination
3.3.3. Cyclic Voltammetry Test for the EDLC
3.3.4. EDLC Characteristics
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Designation | DC Conductivity (S/cm) |
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CS:Dex | 1.2 × 10−10 |
CSDX1 | 5.9 × 10−8 |
CSDX2 | 2.2 × 10−7 |
CSDX3 | 1.7 × 10−4 |
CSDX4 | 1 × 10−3 |
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Aziz, S.B.; Hamsan, M.H.; Karim, W.O.; Kadir, M.F.Z.; Brza, M.A.; Abdullah, O.G. High Proton Conducting Polymer Blend Electrolytes Based on Chitosan:Dextran with Constant Specific Capacitance and Energy Density. Biomolecules 2019, 9, 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9070267
Aziz SB, Hamsan MH, Karim WO, Kadir MFZ, Brza MA, Abdullah OG. High Proton Conducting Polymer Blend Electrolytes Based on Chitosan:Dextran with Constant Specific Capacitance and Energy Density. Biomolecules. 2019; 9(7):267. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9070267
Chicago/Turabian StyleAziz, Shujahadeen B., M. H. Hamsan, Wrya O. Karim, M. F. Z. Kadir, M. A. Brza, and Omed Gh. Abdullah. 2019. "High Proton Conducting Polymer Blend Electrolytes Based on Chitosan:Dextran with Constant Specific Capacitance and Energy Density" Biomolecules 9, no. 7: 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9070267