TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hamsan, M.H.
A1  - Shukur, M.F.
A1  - Aziz, S.B.
A1  - Yusof, Y.M.
A1  - Kadir, M.F.Z.
JF  - Bulletin of Materials Science
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076739487&doi=10.1007%2fs12034-019-2008-9&partnerID=40&md5=86e242b1e64681aad52abfe02f98a844
VL  - 43
Y1  - 2020///
PB  - Springer
SN  - 02504707
N2  - Biopolymer electrolytes (BPEs), consisting of ammonium bromide (NH 4Br) as the ionic provider and dextran (Leuconostoc mesenteroides) as the polymer host, are prepared by the solution cast technique. Interactions of cations from the salt have been confirmed with hydroxyl (OH) and glycosidic linkage (Câ??Oâ??C) groups of dextran via Fourier transform infrared analysis. Electrolyte with 20 wt NH 4Br maximized the ionic conductivity up to (1.67 ± 0.36) Ã? 10 - 6 S cm - 1. The trend of conductivity has been verified by field emission scanning electron microscopy, where the electrolyte surface became rough as the concentration of NH 4Br exceeded 20 wt. The contribution of ions as the main charge carrier in the BPE is confirmed by transference number analysis as tion= 0.92 and te= 0.08. From linear sweep voltammetry, it is found that the highest conducting BPE in this work is electrochemically stable from 0 to 1.62 V. The fabricated electrochemical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) has been tested for 100 chargeâ??discharge cycles and verified by cyclic voltammetry. © 2019, Indian Academy of Sciences.
N1  - cited By 44
IS  - 1
ID  - scholars12470
TI  - Influence of NH 4 Br as an ionic source on the structural/electrical properties of dextran-based biopolymer electrolytes and EDLC application
KW  - Biomolecules; Biopolymers; Bromine; Cyclic voltammetry; Dextran; Field emission microscopes; Ionic conductivity; Scanning electron microscopy
KW  -  Ammonium bromides; Biopolymer electrolyte; Electrochemical double-layer capacitors; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Fourier transform infra reds; Leuconostoc mesenteroides; Linear sweep voltammetry; Polymer electrolyte
KW  -  Polyelectrolytes
AV  - none
ER  -