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Published on: August 16, 2018
Branched Poly(Aryl Piperidinium) Membranes for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Xingyu Wu1, Nanjun Chen2, Harm-Anton Klok3
1Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis (LSCI), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), BCH 3305, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are a promising, next-generation fuel cell technology. AEMFCs require highly conductive and robust anion-exchange membranes (AEMs), which are challenging to develop due to the tradeoff between conductivity and water uptake. Here we report a method to prepare high-molecular-weight branched poly(aryl piperidinium) AEMs. We show that branching reduces water uptake, leading to improved dimensional stability. The optimized membrane, b-PTP-2.5, exhibits simultaneously high OH- conductivity (>145 mS cm-1 at 80 °C), high mechanical strength and dimensional stability, good processability, and excellent alkaline stability (>1500 h) in 1 M KOH at 80 °C. AEMFCs based on b-PTP-2.5 reached peak power densities of 2.3 W cm-2 in H2 -O2 and 1.3 W cm-2 in H2 -air at 80 °C. The AEMFCs can run stably under a constant current of 0.2 A cm-2 over 500 h, during which the b-PTP-2.5 membrane remains stable.
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