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MATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma13225297
Keywords
sulfonated polynaphthoyleneimides membrane; proton conductivity; water self-diffusion coefficient; NMR diffusometry; membrane-electrode assembly; current-voltage characteristic; MEA power output
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
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The sulfonated polynaphthoyleneimide polymer (co-PNIS70/30) was prepared by copolymerization of 4,4 '-diaminodiphenyl ether-2,2 '-disulfonic acid (ODAS) and 4,4'-methylenebisanthranilic acid (MDAC) with ODAS/MDAC molar ratio 0.7/0.3. High molecular weight co-PNIS70/30 polymers were synthesized either in phenol or in DMSO by catalytic polyheterocyclization in the presence of benzoic acid and triethylamine. The titration reveals the ion-exchange capacity of the polymer equal to 2.13 meq/g. The membrane films were prepared by casting polymer solution. Conductivities of the polymer films were determined using both in- and through-plane geometries and reached similar to 96 and similar to 60 mS/cm, respectively. The anisotropy of the conductivity is ascribed to high hydration of the surface layer compared to the bulk. SFG NMR diffusometry shows that, in the temperature range from 213 to 353 K, the H-1 self-diffusion coefficient of the co-PNIS70/30 membrane is about one third of the diffusion coefficient of Nafion(R) at the same humidity. However, temperature dependences of proton conductivities of Nafion(R) and of co-PNIS70/30 membranes are nearly identical. Membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs) based on co-PNIS70/30 were fabricated by different procedures. The optimal MEAs with co-PNIS70/30 membranes are characterized by maximum output power of similar to 370 mW/cm(2) at 80 degrees C. It allows considering sulfonated co-PNIS70/30 polynaphthoyleneimides membrane attractive for practical applications.
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