Journal
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 10165-10176Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c01908
Keywords
anion exchange membranes; poly(carbazolyl terphenyl piperidinium); hydrophobic side chain; high-curvature structure; alkaline stability; N-alkylcarbazole
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21878252, 22078272]
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In recent years, the continuous application of superacid-catalyzed condensation reactions has led to the development of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with excellent performance. One widely discussed method is the copolymerization of two aromatic compounds with piperidone via a superacid-catalyzed reaction to synthesize anionic conducting copolymers. Among them, the poly(N-alkylcarbazole-co-terphenyl N,N '-dimethylpiperidinium) (PCTP-n) membranes exhibit high dimensional stability, alkaline resistance, mechanical robustness, and OH- conductivity.
In recent years, with the continuous application of superacid-catalyzed condensation reaction in the preparation of anion exchange membranes (AEMs), a number of AEMs with excellent performance have been designed. Among them, the method to copolymerize two aromatic compounds with piperidone via a superacid-catalyzed reaction to synthesize anionic conducting copolymers has been widely discussed by researchers. Here, we focus on the introduction of poly(N-alkylcarbazole-co-terphenyl N,N '-dimethylpiperidinium) (PCTP-n), which is formed by copolymerizing different chain lengths of N-alkylcarbazole (AHC, n = 2, 4, and 6) and p-terphenyl with 1-methyl-4-piperidone (1M4P). As a result of the high-curvature backbone and hydrophobic flexible side chains, the PCTP-n AEMs show comprehensive performance advantage. Among them, the PCTP-6 membrane, with an ultralow swelling (7.9%) and an excellent OH- conductivity retention (91.9% in 2 M NaOH at 80 degrees C after 1080 h), highlights high dimensional stability and alkaline resistance. Then, the PCTP-2 membrane displays excellent mechanical robustness (EB: 40%, TS: 20 MPa) and a decent OH- conductivity (134 mS cm(-1) at 80 degrees C). Furthermore, the PCTP-2-based single cell exhibits a decent power density of 542 mW cm(-2) under H-2-O-2 condition.
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