Preparation of PTFE-based fuel cell membranes by combining latent track formation technology with graft polymerization

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1060-1066

  Yoshida, Masaru ^a   Kimura, Yosuke ^b   Chen, Jinhua ^a   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

grafting; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Proton conducting membrane; Swift heavy ion; UV grafting

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE ZONES; DEGREE OF GRAFTING; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FLUENCES; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ION PATHS; LATENT TRACK FORMATION; LATENT TRACKS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; PARTICLE FLUENCE; PROMISING MATERIALS; PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE; PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SWIFT HEAVY ION; THICKNESS DIRECTION; UV IRRADIATION; UV-GRAFTING;

BIOMECHANICS; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEAVY IONS; ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICK FILMS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

HEAVY ION; METHANOL; POLITEF; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION BEAM; SULFONATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 69949105099     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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