Synthesis of proton-conducting electrolytes based on poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) via atom transfer radical polymerization

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 484-500

  Xiao, Shuqin ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a   Zhou, Weihua ^a   Qiu, Jianding ^a   Zhang, Xiaolin ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP); Poly(vinylidene fluoride co hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF HFP); Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER MEMBRANE; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; IONIC PATHWAYS; POLY(STYRENE SULFONIC ACID); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-CO-HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION TIME; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON-CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTE; PVDF-HFP; SULFONIC ACID; WATER UPTAKE;

ACIDS; ATOMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTON TRANSFER; RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 70449699761     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008308097149     Document Type: Article

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