Thermal Stability Analysis of Cassava Starch-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes using Kissinger Model for Lithium-ion Battery Application

Authors

  • Iyamu C. O.
    Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
  • I. I. Ewa
    Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
  • L. W. Lumbi
    Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

Keywords:

Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte , Cassava starch , Polyvinylpyrrolidone , Thermal stability , Activation energy , Kissinger model

Abstract

Due to the challenges faced by most electrolytes in withstanding high temperatures especially during peak operating conditions, this study analyses the thermal stability of cassava starch-polyvinylpyyrrolidone nanocomposite polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion battery applications.  The study employed five samples of cassava starch-polyvinylpyyrrolidone nanocomposite polymer electrolytes prepared using direct-heating solution casting method. The data collected from these samples were analyzed using Bragg's. Sherrer's and Kissinger models. The results showed that all the samples are within the medium crystallite size and moderate thermal stability range,w with Sample 5 having the highest peak decomposition temperature and thermal stability of 194KJ/mol.

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2026-04-16

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Thermal Stability Analysis of Cassava Starch-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes using Kissinger Model for Lithium-ion Battery Application. (2026). Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 4(1), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.62050/ljsir2026.v4n1.776

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Volume 4, Issue 1 (April, 2026), Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (LJSIR)

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Thermal Stability Analysis of Cassava Starch-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes using Kissinger Model for Lithium-ion Battery Application. (2026). Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 4(1), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.62050/ljsir2026.v4n1.776

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