Raman and Brillouin scattering of LiClO4 complexed in poly(propylene-glycol)
- 15 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 64 (4), 2038-2043
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.341709
Abstract
Raman spectra of LiClO4 complexed in poly(propylene‐glycol) (PPG) have been obtained for concentrations of the monomer to salt ratio (ether oxygen):Li in the range 30:1–5:1. Splitting of the symmetric stretching mode of the ClO4− anion was observed with an intensity profile that varied with salt concentration. This phenomenon indicates a changing environment about the anion. A two‐component band analysis leads to the identification of dissociated ions on one hand and solvent‐separated ion pairs on the other. The concentration of ion pairs is relatively low compared to that of the dissociated ions, which are predominant for all concentrations. Despite the observed increase in the absolute number of dissociated ions at higher salt concentration, the electrical conductivity is reported to decrease in the same range. This indicates that the number of ‘‘free’’ charge carriers is of less importance for the conductivity than the mobility, which is damped in this concentration range. Frequency shifts of the disordered longitudinal‐acoustic mode and increased hypersonic velocities, measured with Raman and Brillouin scattering techniques, respectively, indicate increased stiffness of the polymer matrix for increasing salt concentration, which probably results in decreased ion mobility.Keywords
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