Perfluorosulfonate ionomer membranes with improved through-plane proton conductivity fabricated under magnetic field

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 267-274

  Tang, Junkun ^a   Yuan, Wangzhang ^a   Wang, Jinhui ^a   Tang, Junke ^b   Li, Hong ^a   Zhang, Yongming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b R and D Center of Dongyue Group   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Fuel cells; Magnetic field; Perfluorosulfonate ionomer membrane; Through plane proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOCOMPOSITE DISPERSIONS; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; PERFLUOROSULFONATE IONOMERS; PROTON CONDUCTING; SOLVENT CASTING;

ANISOTROPY; FUEL CELLS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

MEMBRANES;

FLUOROSULFONIC ACID; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 84867742792     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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