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Xia DL, Ding SP, Ye Z, Yang C, Xu JT. Poly(ethylene oxide)- and Polyzwitterion-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers for Solid Electrolytes. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:2145. [PMID: 38730953 PMCID: PMC11085580 DOI: 10.3390/ma17092145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
Abstract
In this article, ABA triblock copolymer (tri-BCP) thermoplastic elastomers with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) middle block and polyzwitterionic poly(4-vinylpyridine) propane-1-sulfonate (PVPS) outer blocks were synthesized. The PVPS-b-PEO-b-PVPS tri-BCPs were doped with lithium bis-(trifluoromethane-sulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) and used as solid polyelectrolytes (SPEs). The thermal properties and microphase separation behavior of the tri-BCP/LiTFSI hybrids were studied. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) results revealed that all tri-BCPs formed asymmetric lamellar structures in the range of PVPS volume fractions from 12.9% to 26.1%. The microphase separation strength was enhanced with increasing the PVPS fraction (fPVPS) but was weakened as the doping ratio increased, which affected the thermal properties of the hybrids, such as melting temperature and glass transition temperature, to some extent. As compared with the PEO/LiTFSI hybrids, the PVPS-b-PEO-b-PVPS/LiTFSI hybrids could achieve both higher modulus and higher ionic conductivity, which were attributed to the physical crosslinking and the assistance in dissociation of Li+ ions by the PVPS blocks, respectively. On the basis of excellent electrical and mechanical performances, the PVPS-b-PEO-b-PVPS/LiTFSI hybrids can potentially be used as solid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries.
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- National Key Laboratory of Biobased Transportation Fuel Technology, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (D.-L.X.); (S.-P.D.); (Z.Y.); (C.Y.)
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Xing G, Wu L, Kuang G, Ma T, Chen Z, Tao Y, Kang Y, Zhang S. Integration of high surface-energy electrochromic polymer with in-situ polymerized quasi-solid electrolyte for efficient electrochromism. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang ZK, Ding SP, Ye Z, Xia DL, Xu JT. Thermodynamic understanding the phase behavior of fully quaternized poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) block copolymers. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Grim BJ, Green MD. Thermodynamics and Structure‐Property Relationships of Charged Block Polymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bradley J. Grim
- Chemical Engineering School for Engineering of Matter Transport and Energy Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287
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- Chemical Engineering School for Engineering of Matter Transport and Energy Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287
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Zhang Z, Ding S, Zhou Y, Ye Z, Wang R, Du B, Xu J. Influence of Salt Doping on the Entropy‐Driven Lower Disorder‐to‐Order Transition Behavior of Poly(ethylene oxide)‐
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‐Poly(4‐vinylpyridine). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ze‐Kun Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Advanced Materials Science Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 790‐784 Korea
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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Ding SP, Zhang ZK, Ye Z, Du BY, Xu JT. Fabrication of High χ-Low N Block Copolymers with Thermally Stable Sub-5 nm Microdomains Using Polyzwitterion as a Constituent Block. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:1321-1325. [PMID: 35549030 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In this work, we used zwitterionic poly(4-vinylpyridine) propane-1-sulfonate (PVPS) as a constituent block to construct high χ-low N block copolymers (BCPs) with different neutral polymers as the other block, including polystyrene (PS), poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), and poly(l-lactide) (PLLA). Lamellar structures with sub-5 nm microdomains were observed in all three types of BCPs. Due to the tendency of self-aggregation induced by electrostatic interaction in polyzwitterion, the Flory-Huggins parameters (χ) between PVPS and most neutral polymers are relatively high, which provides a facile and efficient way to fabricate high χ-low N BCPs. In addition, the dimension of the sub-5 nm structures formed in PVPS-containing BCPs showed high thermal stability with a small fluctuation (±0.1 nm) of domain spacings upon heating.
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- Shi-Peng Ding
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Wang Z, Wang Y, Chen J, Arnould M, Popovs I, Mahurin SM, Chen H, Wang T, Dai S. Synthesis of Poly(ionic Liquid)s- block-poly(methyl Methacrylate) Copolymer-Grafted Silica Particle Brushes with Enhanced CO 2 Permeability and Mechanical Performance. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:10875-10881. [PMID: 34459609 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Poly(ionic liquid) (PIL)-based block copolymers are of particular interest as they combine the specific properties of PILs with the self-assembling behaviors of block copolymers, broadening the range of potential applications for PIL-based materials. In this work, three particle brushes: SiO2-g-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), SiO2-g-PIL, and SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL were prepared through surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. Unlike the homogeneous homopolymer particle brushes, the block copolymer particle brush SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL exhibited a bimodal chain architecture and unique phase-separated morphology, which were confirmed by size-exclusion chromatography and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the influence of the introduction of the PMMA segment on the gas separation and mechanical performance of the PIL-containing block copolymer particle brushes were investigated. A significant improvement of Young's modulus was observed in the SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL compared to the SiO2-g-PIL bulk films; meanwhile, their gas separation performances (CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 selectivity) were the same, which demonstrates the possibility of improving the mechanical properties of PIL-based particle brushes without compromising their gas separation performance.
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- Zongyu Wang
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Zhang ZK, Guo XS, Zhang TY, Wang RY, Du BY, Xu JT. Hierarchical Structures with Double Lower Disorder-to-Order Transition and Closed-Loop Phase Behaviors in Charged Block Copolymers Bearing Long Alkyl Side Groups. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ze-Kun Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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