Electric field processing to control the structure of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composite proton conducting membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 539-548

  Liu, D ^a   Yates, M Z ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field processing; Fuel cell membrane; Nafion; PVdF; ZrPSPP

Indexed keywords

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELDS; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; DIRECT METHANOLS; IMPROVED PERFORMANCES; INDUCED STRUCTURES; NAFION; NOVEL METHODS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) (PVDF) COMPOSITE; PROTON CONDUCTING; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; PVDF; SURFACE AREAS; TRANSPORT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WATER SORPTIONS; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATES; ZRPSPP;

BIOMECHANICS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SORPTION; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

METHANOL; NANOPARTICLE; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYMER; PROTON; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE SULFOPHENYLENPHOSPHATE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 58149299659     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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