Anhydrous Proton Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Membranes via Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 6200-6210

  Chopade, Sujay A ^a   So, Soonyong ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^a   Lodge, Timothy P ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

bicontinuous morphology and high temperature fuel cells; polymer electrolyte membranes; polymerization induced microphase separation; protic ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE; FUEL CELLS; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SEPARATION; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; STYRENE;

ANHYDROUS PROTON CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; MACROCHAIN-TRANSFER AGENTS; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTIC IONIC LIQUIDS; SOLID STATE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL STABILITIES;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84960510935     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12366     Document Type: Article

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