Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and Raman spectroscopy measurements have been performed in a series of liquid polymer electrolytes prepared using poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PTMG), and copolymer poly(tetramethylene glycol/poly(ethylene glycol) (PTMG/PEG), as matrices, and ZnCl2or COCl2 as dopants in the concentration range of n = 30 to 90, where n is the molar ratio of Oxigen/Metal cation. EXAFS results have shown the presence of Co-O and Co-Cl coordination shells for PTMG/CoCl2 and PTMG/PEG/CoCl2 systems. Zn-based systems have shown only Zn-Cl bonds in all the concentration range studied. The presence of ZnCl2 and COCl2 species was confirmed by Raman measurements, by the presence of bands characteristic of CI-Zn-Cl and Co-Cl stretching modes.