Ion dynamics and mechanical properties of sulfonated polybenzimidazole membranes for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9745-9753

  Nicotera, Isabella ^a   Kosma, Vasiliki ^a   Simari, Cataldo ^a   Angioni, Simone ^b   Mustarelli, Piercarlo ^b   Quartarone, Eliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SULFONATION;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; PROTON DYNAMICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SULFONATED POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84929001190     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01067     Document Type: Article

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