Development of Sodium-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Based on Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Incorporated with Sodium Perchlorate (naclo 4 )

Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries due to their low cost, reliability, and environmentally friendly nature. This study investigates the synthesis of solid sodium polymer electrolytes using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and sodium perchlorate (NaClO4) at various molecular weight compositions. The solution casting technique is used to prepare solid sodium polymer electrolytes using dimethyl formamide as the solvent. The semicrystalline nature of PAN diminishes with an increase in NaClO4 concentration. The XRD pattern of the 70 M wt.