Modification of proton conductive polymer membranes with phosphonated polysilsesquioxanes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 559-569

  Pezzin, Sérgio H ^a   Stock, Norbert ^b   Shishatskiy, Sergey ^c   Nunes, Suzana P ^c  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Hybrid membrane; Polysilsesquioxanes; Proton conductivity; SPEEK

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; HYBRID MEMBRANE; HYBRID MEMBRANES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; NAFION 117; POLYSILSESQUIOXANE; POLYSILSESQUIOXANES; SPEEK; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE);

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

FUEL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MEMBRANE AFFECTING AGENT; NAFION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHONATED POLYSILSESQUIOXANE; POLYMER; PROTON; SULFONATED POLY (ETHER ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HYBRID; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 55549133581     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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