Influence of PDMS chain length on proton conductivity in polysiloxane based membranes for HT-PEMFC application

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 135-143

  Harms, C ^a   Wilhelm, M ^a   Grathwohl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole; HT PEMFC; Siloxane

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLES; HT-PEMFC; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; NETWORK FORMATION; NETWORK STRUCTURES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PROTON CONDUCTING; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SILANOLS; SILOXANE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHAIN LENGTH; GLASS; MICROCHANNELS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SILICONES; TEMPERATURE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

DIMETICONE; HEXANE; IMIDAZOLE; POLYSILOXANE; PROTON; SILANOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSS LINKING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 80053448965     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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