Flexible and Conductive 3D Printable Polyvinylidene Fluoride and Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes

Md Sazzadur Rahman, MD Nahin Islam Shiblee, Kumkum Ahmed, Ajit Khosla, Jun Ogawa, Masaru Kawakami, Hidemitsu Furukawa

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Abstract

In this work, 3D printable gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) based on N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAAm) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in lithium chloride containing ethylene glycol solution are synthesized and their physicochemical properties are investigated. 3D printing is carried out with a customized stereolithography type 3D gel printer named “Soft and Wet Intelligent Matter-Easy Realizer” and free forming GPE samples having variable shapes and sizes are obtained. Printed PVDF/PDMAAm-based GPEs exhibit tunable mechanical properties and favorable thermal stability. Electrochemical proprieties of the printed GPEs are carried out via impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range of 25–90 °C by varying PVDF content. Ionic conductivity as high as 6.5 × 10−4 S cm−1 is achieved at room temperature for GPE containing low PVDF content (5 wt%) and conductivity of the GPEs is increased as temperature rises.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2000262
JournalMacromolecular Materials and Engineering
Volume305
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept 1

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • crosslinked gels
  • flexible
  • gel polymer electrolyte
  • ionic conductivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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