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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 21, Issue 30, Pages 11359-11364Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c1jm11159k
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- EPSRC [EP/C002601]
- Supergen
- fuel cell consortium
- EPSRC [EP/G042012/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/G042012/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Polybenzimidazole/graphite oxide (PBI/GO) and PBI/sulfonated graphite oxide composite membranes were prepared for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. The membranes were loaded with phosphoric acid to provide suitable proton conductivity. The PBI/GO and PBI/SGO membranes were characterized by XRD which showed that the d-spacing reflection (001) of SGO in PBI matrix was shifted from 2 theta = 11 degrees, meaning that the PBI molecules were intercalated into the SGO layers during the membrane preparation process. A low acid loading level reduced the free acid in the membranes which avoided water loss and thus conductivity loss. The ionic conductivities of the PBI/ GO and PBI/ SGO membranes, with low acid loading, were 0.027 S cm(-1) and 0.052 S cm(-1) at 175 degrees C and 0% humidity. Fuel cell performance with SGO/PBI membranes gave a maximum power density of 600 mW cm(-2) at 175 degrees C.
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