CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER -1
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INTRODUCTION
1.1.
General introduction
1.2.
Solid electrolytes
1.3.
Classification of polymer electrolytes
1.4.
Formation of polymer - salt complexes
1.5.
Application of polymer electrolytes
1.6.
Properties for choosing solid-state electrolyte materials
1.7.
General information on solid state Gas Sensors
1.8.
Classification of Sensors
1.9.
Importance of polymer electrolyte Gas Sensors
1- 41
1.10. Review of earlier work on polymer electrolytes
1.11. Aim and scope of the present work
1.12. Details of the materials used in present investigation
REFERENCES
CHAPTER - II EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
2.1.
Methods of polymer film preparation
2.2.
D.C. Conductivity measurements
2.3.
Transference number measurements
2.4.
Infrared spectroscopy
2.5.
X - ray diffraction
2.6
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
2.7
Transient Ionic Current (TIC) method
2.8
Design of gas sensors based on polymer electrolytes
REFERENCES
42-62
CHAPTER - III POLYMER – SALT COMPLEXATION STUDIES
3.1.
Introduction
3.2.
Formation of polymer electrolyte complexes
3.3.
Results and discussion
63-115
3.3.1. PEO Complexed with KClO4
3.3.2. PEO Complexed with [KClO4+nano filler (Al2O3)]
3.3.3. PEO Complexed with KNO3
3.3.4. PEO Complexed with [KNO3+nano filler (Al2O3)]
3.3.5. (PEO+PEG) Complexed with KClO4
3.3.6. (PEO+PEG) Complexed with KNO3
3.4.
Conclusions
REFERENCES
CHAPTER – IV
TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
4.1.
Conduction mechanism
4.2.
Transference numbers
4.3.
Experimental
4.4.
Results and discussion
116-207
4.4.1. [PEO+ KClO4] Polymer electrolyte system
4.4.2. [PEO+ KClO4+nano filler (Al2O3)] Polymer electrolyte system
4.4.3. [PEO+ KNO3] Polymer electrolyte system
4.4.4. [PEO+ KNO3+nano filler (Al2O3)] Polymer electrolyte system
4.4.5. [PEO+PEG+KClO4] Polymer electrolyte system
4.4.6. [PEO+PEG+KNO3] Polymer electrolyte system
4.5
Effect-of nano filler on Polymer electrolyte system
4.6.
Transient Ionic Current measurement (TIC) method
4.7.
Conclusions
REFERENCES
CHAPTER- V
SENSORS
208-272
5.1.
Introduction
5.2
Classification of sensors
5.3.
Gas sensors
5.4.
Applications of Gas Sensors
5.5.
Fabrication of polymeric film Carbon monoxide gas Sensors
5.6.
Results and discussion
5.6.1. [PEO+ KClO4] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon monoxide gas sensor
5.6.2. [PEO+ KClO4+nano filler (Al2O3)] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon
monoxide gas sensor
5.6.3. [PEO+ KNO3] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon monoxide gas sensor
5.6.4. [PEO+ KNO3+nano filler (Al2O3)]] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon
monoxide gas sensor
5.6.5. [PEO+PEG+KClO4] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon monoxide gas
sensor
5.6.6. [PEO+PEG+KNO3] Ploymer Electrolyte Carbon monoxide gas
sensor
5.6.7 Effect of nano filler on the sensor sensitivity
5.6.8. Effect of addition of (PEG) to PEO polymer electrolytes
5.7.
Conclusions
REFERENCES
CHAPTER-VI
SUMMARY
273-277