Composite polymer electrolytes of sulfonated poly-ether-ether-ketone (SPEEK) with organically functionalized TiO2

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 536-544

  Di Vona, M L ^a   Sgreccia, E ^a,e   Donnadio, A ^b   Casciola, M ^b   Chailan, J F ^c   Auer, G ^d   Knauth, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^d Crenox GmbH   (Germany)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Hybrid materials; Proton conductors; Sulfonated aromatic polymers

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; CONDUCTING COMPOSITES; HIGH STRENGTH; HIGH WATER; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; INHOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANICALLY FUNCTIONALIZED; PROTON CONDUCTORS; SULFONATED AROMATIC POLYMERS; TIO; TITANIA; WATER UPTAKE;

AGGLOMERATION; AROMATIC POLYMERS; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; KETONES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; HYBRID MATERIALS;

HYBRID MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROLYTE; KETONE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; PROTON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ION CURRENT; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS; CONDUCTANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SULFONATION;

EID: 79251619281     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.12.044     Document Type: Article

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