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Novel aromatic copolymers based on a thiazolothiazole (TT) unit were designed and synthesized as proton exchange membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Even a small amount of the TT unit… Click to show full abstract
Novel aromatic copolymers based on a thiazolothiazole (TT) unit were designed and synthesized as proton exchange membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Even a small amount of the TT unit (0.1–1 mol%) considerably affected the sizes of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains of the membrane surface. Furthermore, the TT-based membranes exhibited higher proton conductivities and lower activation energies than those of the parent membrane under various relative humidity conditions.
Keywords:
proton exchange;
novel aromatic;
proton;
based thiazolothiazole;
exchange membranes
Journal Title: Polymer Journal
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Polymer Journal
Year Published: 2017
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