Volume 142, Issue 14 e56702
RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Structural, Electrical and Dielectric Studies of CMC Based Biopolymer Gel Electrolytes for Ecofriendly Device Applications

C. P. Singh

C. P. Singh

Department of Physics, AKS University, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead)

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P. K. Shukla

P. K. Shukla

Department of Physics, Vindhya Institute of Technology and Science, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India

Contribution: Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Shubham Singh

Shubham Singh

Department of Physics, AKS University, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India

Department of Physics, SMMT PG College, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Formal analysis (lead), ​Investigation (lead)

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S. L. Agrawal

S. L. Agrawal

Department of Physics, APS University, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India

Contribution: Validation (equal)

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Anshuman Srivastava

Anshuman Srivastava

Mechanical Engineering Department, SIET, Prayagraj, India

Contribution: Formal analysis (lead), Supervision (lead), Visualization (lead)

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Nidhi Asthana

Nidhi Asthana

Department of Physics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Physics, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Contribution: ​Investigation (lead), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Ajay Kumar Mishra

Corresponding Author

Ajay Kumar Mishra

Department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

Correspondence:

Ajay Kumar Mishra ([email protected])

Contribution: Formal analysis (equal), Methodology (equal), Visualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (lead)

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First published: 07 January 2025
Citations: 3

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

ABSTRACT

The solution casting procedure has been effectively used to synthesize biopolymer gel electrolytes (BGEs) using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and ammonium thiocyanate (NH4SCN). The XRD patterns of the bio-based green emulsions (BGEs) have provided evidence of the non-crystalline structure of the films. Optical micrographs of BGEs have revealed the formation of homogeneous gel electrolyte films. Complex impedance spectroscopy has been used to investigate the ion transport mechanism and dielectric relaxation dynamics of biopolymer gel electrolyte films over a wide range of temperatures. The conductivity of the gel electrolyte samples has been shown to rise with the amount of salt present. The optimum ionic conductivity, determined at room temperature, is σ = 3.97 × 10−3 Scm−1, and it is achieved in the gel electrolyte sample containing 35 wt% NH4SCN. The variation in ionic conductivity with temperature has shown a blend of Arrhenius and Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) characteristics. An analysis has been conducted on the impedance data to investigate the ion transport process using the formalisms of ac conductivity, permittivity, and electric modulus. The dielectric impedance of the BGEs films has been used to determine the charge carrier density and mobility. The electrolyte with the best conductivity has shown a broad range of electrochemical stability, spanning from −1.49 to +1.27 V. The I-t investigations has shown a high transference number (t ion ~ 0.99), indicating that ions are the primary contributors to conductivity. The cyclic voltammetry tests have shown excellent reusability, indicating its potential use in devices, such as supercapacitors and rechargeable batteries.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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