Optimizing end-group cross-linkable polymer electrolytes for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 180-188

  Lee, Kwan Soo ^a,b   Jeong, Myung Hwan ^b   Lee, Jae Suk ^b   Pivovar, Bryan S ^c   Kim, Yu Seung ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Fuel cell; Optimization; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKABLE; DEGREE OF SULFONATION; END GROUPS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER)S; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; TUNABLE PARAMETER; WATER UPTAKE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ETHERS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; ELECTROLYTE; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER); SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION TIME; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77949334515     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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