A novel approach for highly proton conductive electrolyte membranes with improved methanol barrier properties: Layer-by-Layer assembly of salt containing polyelectrolytes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 137-146

  Yilmaztürk, Serpil ^a   Deligöz, Hüseyin ^a   Yilmazoǧlu, Mesut ^a   Damyan, Hakan ^a   Öksüzömer, Faruk ^a   Koç, S Naci ^a   Durmuş, Ali ^a   Gürkaynak, M Ali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Layer by Layer (LbL); Membrane; Proton conductivity; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ADDED SALT; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; LAYER THICKNESS; LAYER-BY-LAYER (LBL); LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; LAYER-BY-LAYER METHODS; MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY; METHANOL BARRIERS; MULTI-LAYERED; MULTI-LAYERED COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NAFION MEMBRANE; PERFLUOROSULFONATED IONOMERS; POLYALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE LAYERS; POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID; PROTON-CONDUCTIVE ELECTROLYTES; SALT CONCENTRATION; SALT-CONTAINING; SELF-ASSEMBLED; THERMAL PROPERTIES; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANES; FILM GROWTH; FUEL CELLS; IONOMERS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METHANOL; POLYALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; PROTON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THICKNESS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 68949186342     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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