Perspectives for polymer electrolytes: a view from fundamentals of ionic conductivity

V Bocharova, AP Sokolov - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a brief overview of current developments in the field of polymer electrolytes, with
the focus on single-ion conducting polymers. The latter have significant advantages relative …

Dilute polyelectrolyte solutions: recent progress and open questions

CG Lopez, A Matsumoto, AQ Shen - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyelectrolytes are a class of polymers possessing ionic groups on their repeating units.
Since counterions can dissociate from the polymer backbone, polyelectrolyte chains are …

Fundamental limitations of ionic conductivity in polymerized ionic liquids

EW Stacy, CP Gainaru, M Gobet, Z Wojnarowska… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present detailed studies of ionic conductivity in several polymerized ionic liquids
(PolyILs) with different size of mobile ions. Presented analysis revealed that charge diffusion …

Polarization of ionic liquid and polymer and its implications for polymerized ionic liquids: An overview towards a new theory and simulation

T Gao, J Itliong, SP Kumar, Z Hjorth… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquid (IL)‐containing polymers garner attention for electrochemical applications. This
article overviews recent experimental and theoretical studies of polymer electrolytes that …

The role of backbone polarity on aggregation and conduction of ions in polymer electrolytes

NS Schauser, DJ Grzetic, T Tabassum… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The usual understanding in polymer electrolyte design is that an increase in the polymer
dielectric constant results in reduced ion aggregation and therefore increased ionic …

Mechanisms Controlling the Energy Barrier for Ion Hop** in Polymer Electrolytes

C Gainaru, R Kumar, I Popov, MA Rahman… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present work studies the mechanisms controlling the energy barrier for ion hop** in
conducting polymers. Polymer electrolytes usually show Arrhenius-like temperature …

Mechanisms underlying ion transport in polymerized ionic liquids

S Mogurampelly, JR Keith… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report the results of atomistic molecular dynamics simulations informed by quantum-
mechanically parametrized force fields, which identify the mechanisms underlying ion …

Effect of molecular weight on the ion transport mechanism in polymerized ionic liquids

F Fan, W Wang, AP Holt, H Feng, D Uhrig, X Lu… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) have made them promising candidates for
electrochemical applications. Polymerization of the corresponding ILs results in a new class …

Ion conduction in polymerized ionic liquids with different pendant groups

F Fan, Y Wang, T Hong, MF Heres, T Saito… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Polymerized ionic liquids (PolyILs) are promising candidates for energy storage and
electrochemical devices applications. Understanding their ionic transport mechanism is the …

Mechanism of conductivity relaxation in liquid and polymeric electrolytes: Direct link between conductivity and diffusivity

C Gainaru, EW Stacy, V Bocharova… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Combining broadband impedance spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and
nuclear magnetic resonance we analyzed charge and mass transport in two polymerized …