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Promising aquivion omposite membranes based on fluoroalkyl zirconium phosphate for fuel cell applications
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posted on 2014-08-01, 00:00 authored by A Donnadio, M Pica, Surya SubiantoSurya Subianto, D J Jones, P Cojocaru, M CasciolaLayered zirconium phosphate (ZP) that bears fluorinated alkyl chains bonded covalently to the layers (ZPR) was used as a nanofiller in membranes based on a short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) to mechanically reinforce the PFSA hydrophobic component. Compared to the pristine PFSA, membranes with a ZPR loading up to 30 wt % show enhanced mechanical properties, and the largest improvement of elastic modulus (E) and yield stress (σY) are observed for the 10 wt % ZPR membrane: ΔE/E up to 90 % and ΔσY/σY up 70 % at 70 °C and 80 % relative humidity (RH). In the RH range 50–95 %, the in-plane conductivity of the composite membranes reaches 0.43 S cm−1 for 10 wt % ZPR at 110 °C and is on average 30 % higher than the conductivity of the pristine PFSA. The 10 wt % ZPR membrane is as hydrated as the neat PFSA membrane at 50 % RH but becomes progressively less hydrated with increasing RH both at 80 and 110 °C. The fuel cell performance of this membrane, at 80 °C and 30 % RH, is better than that of the unmodified PFSA.
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ChemSusChemVolume
7Issue
8Pagination
2176 - 2184Publisher
Wiley - V C H VerlagLocation
Weinheim, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1864-5631eISSN
1864-564XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimUsage metrics
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mechanical propertiesmembranesorganic-inorganic hybridsproton transportzirconium phosphateScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesChemistry, MultidisciplinaryGreen & Sustainable Science & TechnologyChemistryScience & Technology - Other TopicsPERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID MEMBRANESPROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANESMEDIUM-TEMPERATUREMECHANICAL-PROPERTIESNANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANESSILICA NANOPARTICLESRELATIVE-HUMIDITYNAFION MEMBRANESPERFORMANCEHYDRATION
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