Effect of H2SO4 Treated TiO2 Nano Fillers on the AC Conductivity of Hexanoyl Chitosan-Polystyrene-LiCF3SO3 Polymer Electrolytes

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Hexanoyl chitosan exhibited solubility in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was prepared by acyl modification of chitosan. Polystyrene with molecular weight 280,000 g mol-1 was chosen to blend with hexanoyl chitosan. LiCF3SO3 was employed as the doping salt. Untreated and H2SO4 treated TiO2 was added as the filler. Films of hexanoyl chitosan-polystyrene-LiCF3SO3-TiO2 polymer electrolyte were obtained by solution casting technique. The ac conductivity of the sample was calculated from the relation σac = εoεiω, where εo is the permittivity of the free space, the angular frequency, ω=2πf, and εi is the dielectric loss. The ac conductivity dispersion observed is analyzed using the Jonshers universal power law, σ (ω) = σdc + Aωn where A is a pre-exponential constant and n is the power law exponent with value in the range 0 < n < 1. The temperature dependence of exponent n will then be interpreted using the existing theoretical models.

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