Sulfonated SBA-15 mesoporous silica-incorporated sulfonated poly(phenylsulfone) composite membranes for low-humidity proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Anomalous behavior of humidity-dependent proton conductivity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9202-9211

  Won, Ji Hye ^a   Lee, Hyeon Ji ^a   Yoon, Kyung Suk ^b   Hong, Young Taik ^b   Lee, Sang Young ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite membranes; Low humidity; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Sulfonated poly(phenylsulfone); Sulfonated SBA 15 mesoporous silica

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR; CYLINDRICAL CHANNEL; DISPERSION STATE; DISTINCTIVE FEATURES; FUNCTIONAL FILLERS; LOW HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS SILICA; PLURONICS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROTON CONDUCTORS; PROTON MOVEMENTS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATED POLY(PHENYLSULFONE); SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TETRAETHOXYSILANES; TORTUOUS PATH; TRIMETHOXYSILANE; WATER MOLECULE; WATER UPTAKE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84861098546     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.036     Document Type: Article

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