Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 545, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231880
Keywords
Anion exchange membrane; Polyfluorene; Hydration number; Ionic conductivity; Alkaline stability
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51973022]
- Natural Science Research of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions [18KJA430004]
- Science and Technology Project of Changzhou [CZ20200034]
- Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX21-2796]
- Qing Lan project of Jiangsu province
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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In this study, a series of comb-shaped polyfluorene copolymers with different lengths of side chains were developed using superacid-catalyzed Friedel-Grafts polycondensation. The direct introduction of comb-shaped alkyl side chains caused micro-phase separation in the AEMs, and PHPFP-QA with the longest side chain exhibited the highest ionic conductivity and power density. The polyfluorene-based AEMs showed excellent alkaline stability due to stable piperidinium cations and ether-free backbones.
To fabricate anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with high ionic conductivity and excellent chemical stability, in this study, we develop a series of comb-shaped polyfluorene copolymers with side chains of different lengths by superacid-catalyzed Friedel-Grafts polycondensation. Direct introduction of comb-shaped alkyl side chains induce obvious micro-phase separation in these AEMs, as confirmed by atomic force microscopy. PHPFP-QA with the longest side chain has the lowest IEC and the highest ionic conductivity (24.3 mS cm(-1) at 20 ?) and power density (596 mW cm-2 at 80 ?) because of its loose structure, which causes more water to be absorbed and a greater hydration number (lambda). Owing to a stable piperidinium cation and ether-free backbones, these polyfluorene-based AEMs exhibit excellent alkaline stability. The conductivities of PMPFP-QA, PBPFP-QA, and PHPFP-QA decrease by approximately 23%, 21%, and 17% after immersing them in 2 M KOH at 80 ? for 30 days, respectively. Hence, polyfluorene grafting with comb-shaped side chains can be used to design alkaline electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices.
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