Preparation and properties of PEO/LiClO 4 /KH560-SiO 2 composite polymer electrolyte by sol-gel composite-in-situ method PAN Chun-yue( ), GAO Jin-huan( ), ZHANG Qian( ), FENG Qing( ), CHAO meng( ) Abstract: Composite polymer electrolytes based on polyethylene oxide(PEO) were prepared by using LiClO 4 as doping salt and silane-modified SiO 2 as filler. SiO 2 was formed in-situ in (PEO) 8 LiClO 4 matrix by the hydrolysis and condensation reaction of Si(OC 4 H 9 ) 4 . The crystallinity, morphology and ionic conductivity of composite polymer electrolyte films were examined by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, atom force microscopy and alternating current impedance spectroscopy, respectively. Compared with the crystallinity of the unmodified SiO 2 as inert filler, that of composite polymer electrolytes is decreased. The results show that silane-modified SiO 2 particles are uniformly dispersed in (PEO) 8 LiClO 4 composite polymer electrolyte film and the addition of silane-modified SiO 2 increases the ionic conductivity of the (PEO) 8 LiClO 4 more noticeably. When the mass fraction of SiO 2 is about 10%, the conductivity of (PEO) 8 LiClO 4 -modified SiO 2 attains a maximum value of 4.8 10 í5 S·cm í1 .