Proton conductive membranes based on doped sulfonated polytriazole

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 12054-12064

  Boaventura, M ^a   Ponce, M L ^b   Brandao L ^a   Mendes, A ^a   Nunes, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

High temperature fuel cell; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated polytriazole

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLES; DOPING AGENT; DYNAMICAL MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTING; PROTON CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEM; SULFONATED POLYTRIAZOLE; SULFONIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GLASS TRANSITION; MEMBRANES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957694138     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.123     Document Type: Article

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