Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membranes based on poly(vinylphosphonic acid)/TiO2 nanoparticles

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 3090-3095

  Aslan, A ^a   Bozkurt, A ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

nanocomposite polymer electrolyte; proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; PROTON CONDUCTING; THERMALLY STABLE; TIO;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84871394781     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.385     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. S.Ü. Celik, A. Bozkurt, and S.S. Hossein: Alternatives toward proton conductive anhydrous membranes for fuel cells: Heterocyclic protogenic solvents comprising polymer electrolytes. Prog. Polym. Sci. 37, 1265 (2012).
2. F.M. Gray: Polymer Electrolytes (Royal Society of Chemistry Monographs, Cambridge, 1997).
3. F. Babir and T. Gomez: Efficiency and economics of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 21, 891, (1996).
4. A. Aslan, Ş. Ünal, and B. Ayhan: Preparation, properties, and characterization of polymer electrolyte membranes based on poly (1-vinyl-1,2,4 triazole) and poly(styrene sulfonic acid). J. Electrochem. Soc. 156, B1112, (2009).
5. M.F.H. Schuster and W.H. Meyer: Anhydrous proton-conducting polymers. Ann. Rev. Mater. Res. 33, 233 (2003).
6. B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, and A.A. Khan: Solid polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications-a review. J. Membr. Sci. 259, 10 (2005).
7. K.A. Mauritz and R.B. Moore: State of understanding of Nafion. Chem. Rev. 104, 4535 (2004).
8. H.R. Allcock, M.A. Hofmann, C.M. Ambler, and R.V. Morford: Properties of poly(phosphazene-siloxane) block copolymers synthesized via telechelic polyphosphazenes and polysiloxane. Macromolecules 34, 6915 (2001).
9. H. Hagihara, H. Uchida, and M. Watanabe: Investigation of direct methanol fuel cell performance of sulfonated polyimide membrane. Electrochim. Acta 51, 3979 (2006).
10. C. Bao, M.G. Ouyang, and B. Yi: Analysis of the water and thermal management in proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 31, 1040 (2006).
11. A.C. Balazs, T. Emrick, and T.P. Russell: Nanoparticle polymer composites: Where two small worlds meet. Science 314, 110 (2006).
12. R. Krishnamoorti and R.A. Vaia: Polymer nanocomposites. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 45, 3252 (2007).
13. W. Caseri: Nanocomposites of polymers and inorganic particles. In Hybrid Materials. Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, G. Kickelbick ed.; Wiley-VCH 49: Weinheim, Germany, 2007.
14. L.S. Schadler, S.K. Kumar, B.C. Benicewicz, S.L. Lewis, and S.E. Harton: Designed interfaces in polymer nanocomposites: A fundamental viewpoint. MRS Bull. 2, 335 (2007).
15. D.W. Schaefer and R.S. Justice: How nano are nanocomposites? Macromolecules 40, 8501 (2007).
16. Y. Gao and N.R. Choudhury: Organic-inorganic hybrid from ionomer. In Handbook of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Nanocomposites, Vol. 2, H.S. Nalwa ed.; American Scientific Publishers: Stevenson Ranch, CA, 2003; pp. 271-293.
17. Z.L. Liu, B. Guo, J.C. Huang, L. Hong, M. Han, and L.M. Gan: Nano-TiO2-coated polymer electrolyte membranes for direct methanol fuel cells. J Power Sources 157, 207 (2006).
18. E. Chalkova, M.B. Pague, M.V. Fedkin, D.J.Wesolowski, and S.N. Lvov: Effect of TiO2 surface properties on performance of Nafionbased composite membranes in high temperature and low relative humidity PEM fuel cells. J. Electrochem. Soc. 152, A1035 (2005).
19. V. Baglio, A.S. Aric'o, A.D. Blasi, V. Antonucci, P.L. Antonucci, and S. Licoccia: Nafion-TiO2 composite DMFC membranes: Physico-chemical properties of the filler versus electrochemical performance. Electrochim. Acta 50, 1241 (2005).
20. V. Baglio, A.D. Blasi, A.S. Aric'o, V. Antonucci, P.L. Antonucci, and C.J. Trakanprapai: Composite mesoporous titania Nafion-based membranes for direct methanol fuel cell operation at high temperature batteries, fuel cells, and energy conversion. Electrochem. Soc. 152, 1373 (2005).
21. A. Sacc'a, A. Carbone, E. Passalacqua, A. D'Epifanio, S. Licoccia, and E. Traversa: Nafion-TiO2 hybrid membranes for medium temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). J Power Sources 152, 16 (2005).
22. C. Trakanprapai, V. Esposito, S. Licoccia, and E. Traversa: Alternative chemical route to mesoporous titania from a titanatrane complex. J. Mater. Res. 20, 128 (2005).
23. S.Y. Chen, C.C. Han, C.H. Tsai, J. Huang, and Y.W. Chen: Effect of morphological properties of ionic liquid-templated mesoporous anatase TiO2 on performance of PEMFC with Nafion/TiO2 composite membrane at elevated temperature and low relative humidity. J Power Sources 171, 363 (2007).
24. E.I. Santiago, R.A. Isidoro, M.A. Dresch, B.R. Matos, M. Linardi, and F.C. Fonseca: Nafion-TiO2 hybrid electrolytes for stable operation of PEM fuel cells at high temperature. Electrochim. Acta 54, 4111 (2009).
25. J. Roziere and D.J. Jones: Non-fluorinated polymer materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Ann. Rev. Mater. Res. 33, 503 (2003).
26. R.P. Hamlen: US Patent, US 5 849, 428, September 1-3, 1998.
27. B. Bingöl, W.H. Meyer, M. Wagner, and G. Wegner: Synthesis, microstructure, and acidity of poly(vinylphosphonic acid). Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27, 1719 (2006).
28. F. Sevil and A. Bozkurt: Proton conducting polymer electrolytes on the basis of poly(vinylphosphonic acid) and imidazole. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 65, 1659 (2004).
29. A. Bozkurt, W.H. Meyer, J. Gutmann, and G. Wegner: Proton conducting copolymers on the basis of vinylphosphonic acid and 4-vinylimidazole. Solid State Ionics, 164, 169 (2003).
30. S.U. Çelik, U. Akbey, R. Graf, A. Bozkurt, and H.W. Spiess: Anhydrous proton-conducting properties of triazole-phosphonic acid copolymers: A combined study with MAS NMR. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 6058 (2008).
31. S. Mallakpour and A. Barati: Efficient preparation of hybrid nanocomposite coatings based on poly(vinyl alcohol) and silane coupling agent modified TiO2 nanoparticles. Prog. Org. Coat. 71, 391 (2011).
32. H. Wu, W. Hou, J. Wang, L. Xiaoa, and Z. Jiang: Preparation and properties of hybrid direct methanol fuel cell membranes by embedding organophosphorylated titania submicrospheres into a chitosan polymer matrix. J. Power Sources 195, 4104 (2010).
33. S.J. Peighambardoust and B. Pourabbas: Preparation and characterization of nylon-6/PPy/MMT composite of nanocomposite. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 106, 697 (2007).
34. M. Eikerling, A.A. Kornyshev, A.M. Kuznetsov, J. Ulstrup, and S. Walbran: Mechanisms of proton conductance in polymer electrolyte membranes. J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 3646 (2001).
35. Y. Devrim, S. Erkan, N. Bac, and I. Eroglu: Preparation and characterization of sulfonated polysulfone/titanium dioxide composite membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 34, 3467 (2009).