A.K. Arof
Physics Department, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Ionic conductivity studies of LiCF3SO3 doped hexanoyl-chitosan polymer films Tan Winie; A.K. Arof
Indonesian Journal of Physics Vol 15 No 4 (2004): Vol. 15 No. 4, October 2004
Publisher : Institut Teknologi Bandung

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Hexanoyl-chitosan that exhibited solubility in THF was prepared by acyl modification of chitosan. Films of hexanoyl-chitosan containing LiCF3SO3 were prepared by the solution cast technique. Complexation of the prepared electrolytes was studied by FTIR analysis. For the system containing 30 wt.% LiCF3SO3 salt, the room temperature conductivity achieved was 6.03 x 10-7 S cm-1 and with the addition of 30 wt.% EC to this system, the conductivity was enhanced to 2.75 x 10-5 S cm-1. The variations in conductivity at room temperature are explained by the Rice and Roth model from which the density of mobile ions, mobility of ions and diffusion coefficient were obtained.