Solid-State NMR Study of New Copolymers as Solid Polymer Electrolytes

Abstract

We report the analysis of comb-like polymers by solid-state NMR. The polymers were previously evaluated as solid-polymer-electrolytes (SPE) for lithium-polymer-metal batteries that have suitable ionic conductivity at 60 °C. We propose to develop a correlation between 13C solid-state NMR measurements and phase segregation. 13C solid-state NMR is a perfect tool for differentiating polymer phases with fast or slow motions. 7Li was used to monitor the motion of lithium ions in the polymer, and activation energies were calculated.

Keywords

• solid-state NMR
• comb-like copolymer
• solid polymer electrolyte
• lithium-polymer-metal battery