Oxide particle surface chemistry and ion transport in “soggy sand” electrolytes

Das, Shyamal K. ; Bhattacharyya, Aninda J. (2009) Oxide particle surface chemistry and ion transport in “soggy sand” electrolytes The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (16). pp. 6699-6705. ISSN 1932-7447

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Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp810761e

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Abstract

The crucial role of oxide surface chemical composition on ion transport in “soggy sand” electrolytes is discussed in a systematic manner. A prototype soggy sand electrolytic system comprising aerosil silica functionalized with various hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties dispersed in lithium perchlorate−ethylene glycol solution was used for the study. Detailed rheology studies show that the attractive particle network in the case of the composite with unmodified aerosil silica (with surface silanol groups) is most favorable for percolation in ionic conductivity, as well as rendering the composite with beneficial elastic mechanical properties. Though weaker in strength compared to the composite with unmodified aerosil particles, attractive particle networks are also observed in composites of aerosil particles with surfaces partially substituted with hydrophobic groups. The percolation in ionic conductivity is, however, dependent on the size of the hydrophobic moiety. No spanning attractive particle network was formed for aerosil particles with surfaces modified with stronger hydrophilic groups (than silanol), and as a result, no percolation in ionic conductivity was observed. The composite with hydrophilic particles was a sol, contrary to gels obtained in the case of unmodified aerosil, and partially substituted with hydrophobic groups.

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