• 文献标题:   End-group cross-linked membranes based on highly sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) with vinyl functionalized graphene oxide as a cross-linker and a filler for proton exchange membrane fuel cell application
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM J, KIM K, HAN J, LEE H, KIM H, KIM S, SUNG YE, LEE JC
  • 作者关键词:   composite membrane, end #8208, group cross #8208, linking, graphene oxide, sulfonated poly arylene ether sulfone, thiol #8208, michael addition
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   2642-4150 EI 2642-4169
  • 通讯作者地址:   Seoul Natl Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/pol.20200665
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

High-performance end-group cross-linked sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) membranes are developed using thiolate-terminated SPAES with very high degree of sulfonation (DS) such as 90 mol% (SK-SPAES90) and vinyl functionalized graphene oxide (VGO) as a cross-linker and a filler through the thiol-Michael addition reaction. Since free-standing membranes for fuel cell application could not be prepared using the water soluble and highly proton conductive SPAES with high DS of 90 mol%, cross-linked SPAES90 membranes are intentionally prepared. The cross-linked membranes are found to have good physicochemical properties with excellent proton conductivity that can be applied for the proton exchange membrane. In particular, the cross-linked SPAES90 membrane prepared using 1.0 wt% of VGO exhibits better dimensional stability than a SPAES70 membrane from the linear SPAES with DS of 70 mol% and the proton conductivities of this membrane are larger than those of Nafion 211 at 80 degrees C under different relative humidity conditions (40%-95%).