J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (7): 633-638.

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Preparation and Characterization of Porous PVdF-HFP/clay Nanocomposite Membranes

Mi Jin Koh, Hae Young Hwang, Deuk Ju Kim, Hyeng Jun Kim, Young Taik Hong,  Sang Yong Nam   

  1. 1) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Institute, i-Cube Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
    2) Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea
    3) Energy Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 305-600, Korea
  • Received:2009-04-14 Revised:2010-04-23 Online:2010-07-31 Published:2010-07-26
  • Contact: Nam S.Y.

Abstract:

Polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVdF-HFP) / clay nanocomposite membranes were prepared by phase inversion method through controlling retention time to apply for a lithium ion secondary batteries. Increased membrane porosity with macrovoids was observed at increasing retention time. Partially intercalated structures of PVdF-HFP/clay nanocomposite membranes were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. PVdF-HFP membranes containing various kind of clay showed the increase of membrane modulus compared to the pristine PVdF-HFP membrane.

Key words: PVdF-HFP, Porosity, Mechanical properties, Clay, Separator