Issue 6, 2021

Li+–Zn2+ tailored nanostructured metallohydrogel based mixed ionic–electronic conductors

Abstract

A conductive metallohydrogel (MHG) has been obtained via in situ LiOH deprotonation of mandelic acid derived ligand H2IML followed by coordination of Zn2+ with an objective to fabricate a mixed ionic–electronic conductor (MIEC) without using any external dopant to the gel matrix. The MHG has been well characterized by UV-vis, ESI-mass, FT-IR, NMR, PXRD, FE-SEM, TEM and rheological techniques to gain insight into the mechanism of gel formation. The conductive nature of the MHG (3.06 × 10−2 S cm−1) and its utilization as a mixed ionic–electronic conductor have been well established by EIS measurements.

Graphical abstract: Li+–Zn2+ tailored nanostructured metallohydrogel based mixed ionic–electronic conductors

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Dec 2020
Accepted
18 Feb 2021
First published
18 Feb 2021

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2021,5, 1708-1713

Li+–Zn2+ tailored nanostructured metallohydrogel based mixed ionic–electronic conductors

Y. Kumar, C. Mahendar, A. Kalam and M. Dubey, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2021, 5, 1708 DOI: 10.1039/D0SE01821J

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