Enhanced anhydrous proton conductivity of polymer electrolyte membrane enabled by facile ionic liquid-based hoping pathways

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 476, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-147

  Zhang, Haoqin ^a   Wu, Wenjia ^a   Wang, Jingtao ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Shi, Benbing ^a   Liu, Jindun ^a   Cao, Shaokui ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anhydrous hoping site; Composite membrane; Imidazole type ionic liquid; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914096985     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.11.033     Document Type: Article

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