Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 238, Issue -, Pages 236-244Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.03.088
Keywords
Polyimides; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Fuel cells; Synthesis; Swelling
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50973040]
- Science and Technology Development Plan of Jilin Province, China [20100706]
- Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry [504 3C1116801412]
- Industrial Technology Research and Development Funds of Jilin Province [2011004-1]
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Some multiple cyano groups functionalized sulfonated polyimides (CN-SPIs) are prepared derived from a novel CN-diamine monomer for the first time. Meanwhile, some similar SPIs but without cyano groups (Ph-SPIs) are prepared as counterparts for comparison purposes. Both chemical structure and properties of these SPIs are carefully characterized. At 100 degrees C, proton conductivities of some membranes could reach 0.138-0.146 S cm(-1), which are comparative with Nafion. The methanol diffusion coefficients of the membranes are between 1.74 and 5.82 x 10(-7) cm(2) s(-1), which are much more competitive than Nafion 117. It is of interest to find that cyano-functionalized SPIs could possess an excellent combination of low swelling, high proton conductivity and low methanol permeability. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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