New trends in polymer electrolytes: a review

Abstract

AbstractSince the work of Armand, polymer electrolytes have received great attention and lots of publication can be found in the literature. Each publication has its particular orientation and tries to emphasize only limited points to prove their system as the better one. But to really get some good fruitful material we need to look simultaneously for different aspects of the electrolyte such as good conductivity and mechanical property, understanding of interaction between the salt and other materials present in the system, nature of solid electrolyte/ electrode interface, electrochemical window, working temperature window etc. Hence a brief summary of the variety of polymer electrolytes is given in the paper with their advantages and disadvantages. Paper discusses polymer electrolytes starting from Dry SPE to the latest IL/Zwitterionic electrolytes and the behavior of the some devices using these materials.