TY  - JOUR
N2  - In this study, a solution casting method was used to prepare solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based on a polymer blend comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), cellulose acetate (CA), and potassium carbonate (K2CO3) as a conducting salt, and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) as a nanofiller. The prepared electrolytes were physicochemically and electrochemically characterized, and their semi-crystalline nature was established using XRD and FESEM. The addition of ZnO to the polymerâ??salt combination resulted in a substantial increase in ionic conductivity, which was investigated using impedance analysis. The size of the semicircles in the Coleâ??Cole plots shrank as the amount of nanofiller increased, showing a decrease in bulk resistance that might be ascribed to an increase in ions due to the strong action of the ZnO-NPs. The sample with 10 wt  ZnO-NPs was found to produce the highest ionic conductivity, potential window, and lowest activation energy (Ea) of 3.70 Ã? 10â??3 Scmâ??1, 3.24 V, and 6.08 Ã? 10â??4 eV, respectively. The temperatureâ??frequency dependence of conductivity was found to approximately follow the Arrhenius model, which established that the electrolytes in this study are thermally activated. Hence, it can be concluded that, based on the improved conductivity observed, SPEs based on a PVA-CA-K2CO3/ZnO-NPs composite could be applicable in all-solid-state energy storage devices. © 2022 by the authors.
SN  - 14203049
Y1  - 2022///
TI  - Effect of ZnO Nanofiller on Structural and Electrochemical Performance Improvement of Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Polyvinyl Alcoholâ??Cellulose Acetateâ??Potassium Carbonate Composites
IS  - 17
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137557685&doi=10.3390%2fmolecules27175528&partnerID=40&md5=292f7237132d14d05f68221af260c198
N1  - cited By 8
A1  - Ojur Dennis, J.
A1  - Ali, M.K.M.
A1  - Ibnaouf, K.H.
A1  - Aldaghri, O.
A1  - Abdel All, N.F.M.
A1  - Adam, A.A.
A1  - Usman, F.
A1  - Hassan, Y.M.
A1  - Abdulkadir, B.A.
ID  - scholars16417
PB  - MDPI
AV  - none
JF  - Molecules
VL  - 27
ER  -