Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of hybrid membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Maria Luisa Di Vona; Debora Marani; Alessandra D'Epifanio; Enrico Traversa; Marcella Trombetta; Silvia Licoccia; Stefano Caldarelli; Philippe Knauth

Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of hybrid membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Maria Luisa Di Vona^*, Debora Marani, Alessandra D'Epifanio, Enrico Traversa, Marcella Trombetta, Silvia Licoccia, Stefano Caldarelli, Philippe Knauth

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Abstract

Commercial polyether-etherketone was sulfonated and reacted with SiCl ₄ to obtain a hybrid polymer. Polymers having different inorganic content were characterized by ²⁹Si NMR, ATR/FTIR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry (FAB-MS) demonstrating the formation of covalent bonds between the organic and inorganic components and the absence of dispersed inorganic silicon. The physicochemical properties of the hybrids were suitable for the preparation of membranes which showed sufficiently high conductivity values to make them promising candidates for application in PEMFCs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	K9.11
Pages (from-to)	235-240
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	835
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	Solid State Ionics - 2004 - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 29 2004 → Dec 2 2004

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of hybrid membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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