Reducing the Electrical Conductivity of ZnO/Ag Nanofiller for Solid Polymer Electrolytes Prepared by Laser Ablation in Polylactic Acid Solution: Permono Adi Putro, Nurfina Yudasari, Yulia Irdawati, Ahmad S. Sulaeman, Akhiruddin Maddu

Permono Adi Putro Permono Adi Putro (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia)
Nurfina Yudasari Nurfina Yudasari (Research Center for Physics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Building 442, Puspitek Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten 15314, Indonesia)
Yulia Irdawati Yulia Irdawati (Research Center for Physics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Building 442, Puspitek Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten 15314, Indonesia)
Ahmad S. Sulaeman Ahmad S. Sulaeman (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia)
Akhiruddin Maddu Akhiruddin Maddu (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia)

JFA (Jurnal Fisika dan Aplikasinya)
Vol 17 No 2 (2021): June 2021 Edition

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are vital components of fast appearing technology for energy storage-conversion devices. Here, SPEs based on silver (Ag) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles are prepared by laser ablation in polylactic acid (PLA) at room temperature. The comparison study of PLA, PLA-ZnO, PLA-ZnO/Ag, and PLA-Ag -based SPEs is conducted in pursuance of the electrical conductivity obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) characterization. EIS provides comprehensive analyses, including DC and AC conductivities, dielectric constant, and electrical modulus of the samples. Our results show that PLA-ZnO exhibits an appreciable value of DC conductivity, which insignificantly decreases by Ag existence into PLA-ZnO/Ag. This study suggests that PLA-ZnO remains stable by Ag incorporation; hence, PLA-ZnO/Ag has a great potential as SPEs.