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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 51, Issue 7, Pages 1351-1358Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2005.07.010
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proton exchange membranes (PEMs); imidazole; proton conductivity; polymers; phosphorus acid
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Imidazole rings were grafted on alkoxysilane with a simple nucleophilic substitute reaction to form hybrid inorganic-organic polymers with imidazole rings. Proton exchange membranes (PEM) based on these hybrid inorganic-organic polymers and H3PO4 exhibit high proton conductivity and high thermal stability in an atmosphere of low relative humidity. The grafted imidazole rings improved the proton conductivity of the membranes in the high temperature range. It is found that the proton conductivities increase with H3PO4 content and temperature, reaching 3.2x10(-3) S/cm at 110 degrees C in a dry atmosphere for a membrane with 1 mole of imidazole ring and 7 moles of H3PO4. The proton conductivity increases with relative humidity (RH) as well, reaching 4.3x10(-2) S/cm at 110 degrees C when the RH is increased to about 20%. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicates that these membranes are thermally stable up to 250 degrees C in dry air, implying that they have a good potential to be used as the membranes for high-temperature PEM fuel cells. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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