Janakiraman, S.Surendran, A.Biswal, R.Ghosh, S.Anandhan, S.Adyam, A.2026-02-052019Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2019, 833, , pp. 411-41715726657https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.12.011https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/24725A polar ?-phase poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane is developed through the electrospinning method. PVDF gel electrolyte for sodium ion batteries was obtained by saturating the bare porous membrane in a liquid electrolyte, 1 M NaClO<inf>4</inf> in EC: DEC (1:1 vol%). The physical and electrochemical characteristics of the polar ?-phase PVDF membrane are explored by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Atomic force microscope (AFM), sodium ion conductivity, linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and sodium ion transference number. The ionic conductivity of a polar ?-phase PVDF gel electrolyte exhibited 9.2 × 10?4 S cm?1, higher than the commercially used Celgard® 2400 membrane 0.36 × 10?4 S cm?1 at ambient temperature. The electrochemical expolarations of the sodium ion half-cell (Na<inf>2/3</inf>Fe<inf>1/2</inf>Mn<inf>1/2</inf>O<inf>2</inf>) as a cathode and sodium metal as a counter electrode) conducted from PVDF gel electrolyte are analysed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). CV of the battery showed a pseudo capacitive nature. The equivalent circuit model of the sodium ion cell brought out the effect of dipole moments in the polymer chains on the battery performance. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.Atomic force microscopyChlorine compoundsCyclic voltammetryDipole momentElectrochemical impedance spectroscopyElectrospinningEquivalent circuitsField emission cathodesField emission microscopesFluorine compoundsMetal ionsScanning electron microscopySodium compoundsSolid electrolytesElectrochemical characteristicsElectrochemical characterizationsField emission scanning electron microscopyLinear sweep voltammetryPoly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)Poly(vinylidene fluoride)Polyvinylidene fluoridesPseudo capacitiveSodium-ion batteries