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Morphology and cell performance of poly(fluorene)-based anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis: effect of backbone core structure

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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3ta05669d

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In this study, a novel aryl ether-free poly(fluorene) anion exchange membranes (AEMs) were developed and their morphology and conformation were analyzed. It was found that PFPB-QA, with the lowest glass transition temperature, exhibited the most oriented structure and well-connected ion transport channels, achieving high conductivity and alkaline stability.
For the satisfactory ionic conductivity of anion exchange membranes (AEMs), it is crucial to develop a membrane with a precisely manipulated morphology. Here, we report AEM morphology changes according to core structure in novel aryl ether-free poly(fluorene) AEMs with alkyl spacers on biphenyl, fluorene, and spirobifluorene polymer backbones constructed via the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. Morphological and conformational analyses of these AEMs were undertaken using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS). As a result, PFPB-QA, which had the lowest glass transition temperature due to the limited rotation of biphenyl, exhibited the most oriented structure and well-connected ion transport channels, thereby exhibiting high conductivity (>125 mS cm(-1) at 80 degrees C) and high alkaline stability (>96% in 1 M KOH at 80 degrees C). Moreover, a PFPB-QA water electrolysis cell showed a cell performance of 2.68 A cm(-2) at 2.0 V and a degradation rate of 1.07% during a 500 h durability test at 70 degrees C in 1 M KOH.

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