Effect of functionality of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane [POSS] on the properties of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) [SPEEK] based hybrid nanocomposite proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 12817-12829

  Gupta, Deeksha ^a   Madhukar, Anand ^b   Choudhary, Veena ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

POSS; Proton conductivity; SPEEK; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES; POSS; SPEEK; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL STABILITIES; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WATER UPTAKE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84883814304     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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