Protonic conductivity and viscoelastic behaviour of Nafion® membranes with periodic mesoporous organosilica fillers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 5338-5349

  Rosero Navarro, Nataly C ^a   Domingues, Eddy M ^a   Sousa, Nuno ^a   Ferreira, Paula ^a   Figueiredo, Filipe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite; Nafion ; Organosilicas; Protonic conductivity; Viscoelastic behaviour

Indexed keywords

HOMOGENEOUS MEMBRANE; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANOSILICAS; PERIODIC MESOPOROUS ORGANOSILICAS; PROTONIC CONDUCTIVITIES; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; SILICA; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY;

FILLERS;

EID: 84897924504     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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