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POLYMER
Volume 47, Issue 11, Pages 4026-4035Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2006.02.032
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poly(arylene ether sulfone); polymer electrolyte membrane; proton conductivity
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This article focuses on structure-property-performance relationships of directly copolymerized sulfonated polysulfone polymer electrolyte membranes. The chemical structure of the bisphenol-based disulfonated polysulfones was systematically alternated by introducing fluorine moieties or other polar functional groups such as benzonitrile or phenyl phosphine oxide in the copolymer backbone. Ac impedance measurements of the polymer electrolyte membranes indicated that fluorine incorporation increased proton conductivity, while polar functional group incorporation decreased conductivity. Likewise, other properties such as water uptake and ion exchange capacity are impacted by the incorporation of fluorine moiety or polar groups. These properties are critically tied with H-2/air and direct methanol fuel cell performance. We have rationalized fuel cell performance of these selected copolymers in light of structure-property relationships, which gives useful insight for the development and application of next generation polymer electrolytes. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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