Development of polyoxadiazole nanocomposites for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells |
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Authors: | Dominique Gomes Roland Marschall Suzana P. Nunes Michael Wark |
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Affiliation: | 1. GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht GmbH, Institute of Polymer Research, Max Planck Str. 1, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany;2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstrasse 3a, 30167, Hannover, Germany |
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Abstract: | Novel nanocomposite membranes were prepared with sulfonated polyoxadiazole and different amounts of sulfonated dense and mesoporous (MCM-41) silica particles. It has been shown that particle size and functionality of sulfonated silica particles play an important role when they are used as fillers for the development of polymer electrolyte nanocomposite membrane for fuel cells. No significant particle agglomerates were observed in all nanocomposite membranes prepared with sulfonated dense silica particles, as analyzed by SEM, AFM, TGA, DMTA and tensile tests. The Tg values of the composite membranes increased with addition of sulfonated silica, indicating an interaction between the sulfonic acid groups of the silica and the polyoxadiazole. Constrained polymer chains in the vicinity of the inorganic particles were confirmed by the reduction of the relative peak height of tan δ. A proton conductivity of 0.034 S cm−1 at 120 °C and 25% RH, which is around two-fold higher than the value of the pristine polymer membrane was obtained. |
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Keywords: | PEMFC Nanocomposite Sulfonated silica Proton conductivity Fuel cell |
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