Advances in the high performance polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells

H Zhang, PK Shen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review tersely and concisely reviews the recent development of the polymer
electrolyte membranes and the relationship between their properties and affecting factors …

Advances in proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells: an overview on proton conductive channels (PCCs)

L Wu, Z Zhang, J Ran, D Zhou, C Li, T Xu - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Proton-exchange membranes (PEM) display unique ion-selective transport that has enabled
a breakthrough in high-performance proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) …

Morphologies of block copolymers composed of charged and neutral blocks

X Wang, M Goswami, R Kumar, BG Sumpter, J Mays - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reviews current experimental observations and theoretical calculations devoted
towards understanding micro-phase separation in charged block copolymer systems. We …

Simulations predict water uptake and transport in nanostructured ion exchange membranes

R Kali, ST Milner - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion exchange membranes are made up of polymers with charged groups randomly tethered
to the backbone. In humid conditions, these membranes absorb water to form …

Fuel cell membrane characterizations

YS Kim, KS Lee - Polymer Reviews, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) play a crucial role for use in major polymer-based
fuel cell applications. Key PEM properties such as ion conductivity, reactant permeability …

Electrostatically tuned microdomain morphology and phase-dependent ion transport anisotropy in single-ion conducting block copolyelectrolytes

C Zhai, H Zhou, T Gao, L Zhao, S Lin - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Block copolyelectrolytes are solid-state single-ion conductors which phase separate into
ubiquitous microdomains to enable both high ion transference number and structural …

Influence of bound ion on the morphology and conductivity of anion-conducting block copolymers

G Sudre, S Inceoglu, P Cotanda, NP Balsara - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Anion-conducting membranes are important for several applications including fuel cells and
artificial photosynthesis. In this study such membranes were made by quaternizing …

Simulations predict salt partitioning in nanostructured ion exchange membranes

R Kali, ST Milner - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanostructured ion exchange membranes exhibit an intricate network of aqueous pores that
facilitate ion and water transport, which maybe useful in water purification and energy …

Morphology and proton transport in humidified phosphonated peptoid block copolymers

J Sun, X Jiang, A Siegmund, MD Connolly… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Polymers that conduct protons in the hydrated state are of crucial importance in a wide
variety of clean energy applications such as hydrogen fuel cells and artificial photosynthesis …

Dewetting of stable thin polymer films induced by a poor solvent: Role of polar interactions

L Xu, A Sharma, SW Joo - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
We investigate the room temperature instability and dewetting of ultrathin (< 100 nm) stable
polystyrene (PS) films induced by a poor solvent, such as acetone, on a higher energy …