Polymer based ion conducting materials have potential applications as an electrolyte and
separator in the field of lithium batteries. Solid polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries are …

This article is aimed at studying the effect of ion irradiation on free volume of
polyethersulphone (PES) and polyamide nylon-6 (PN-6) polymers by positron annihilation …

Swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation of polymeric materials results in the change of their free
volume properties which have strong correlation with their macroscopic properties. The …

The irradiation of polymeric materials with swift heavy ions (SHI) results in a change of their
free volume properties which have strong correlation with their macroscopic properties …

Passage of energetic heavy ions produces damage in a polymeric material resulting into the
creation of latent tracks due to dissociation of bonds, cross-linking, formation of free radicals …

Ion conduction in poly (ethylene oxide), PEO, based electrolytes are explained considering
the ion movement coupled with polymer segmental motions or free volume. Herein, we …

Positron annihilation spectroscopy has been applied to measure the free-volume hole
distribution in poly (ether urethane) as a function of temperature. The hole radius distribution …

Free volume properties of polymers have strong correlation with macroscopic properties and
can be modified by radiations and ions. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) …

Abstract Poly (ethylene oxide), PEO, based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) filled with
nanosize passive fillers are shown to have higher ionic conductivity compared to pure PEO …

The effects of swift heavy ions and gamma radiations upon the nano-scale free volume of
the polymethylemethacrylate (PMMA) polymer were investigated using positron annihilation …