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  • Conventional proton exchange membranes (PEMs), like Nafion, exhibit limitations including humidity dependence and poor thermal stability.
  • Developing advanced PEMs is crucial for enhancing fuel cell performance and durability.

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  • To synthesize and characterize novel sulfonated phenylene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) as inorganic-organic hybrid PEMs.
  • To investigate the impact of mesopore size and sulfonic acid group distribution on proton conductivity.

Main Methods:

  • Surfactant-templating was employed to synthesize PMOs with varying mesopore sizes.
  • Post-synthetic functionalization involved nitration, reduction, and sulfonation to introduce sulfonic acid groups.
  • Characterization techniques included powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), N2 physisorption, 1H NMR, and impedance spectroscopy.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized PMOs maintained their 2D hexagonal mesoporous structure after functionalization.
  • Proton conductivities reached up to 2 × 10^-3 S cm^-1 at 30 °C and 90% relative humidity.
  • Conductivity was found to be dependent on the degree of sulfonation and mesopore structure.

Conclusions:

  • Sulfonated phenylene-bridged PMOs represent a promising class of materials for next-generation PEMs.
  • These hybrid materials offer a potential alternative to conventional PEMs, addressing key performance limitations.
  • The study highlights the tunability of PMOs for optimized fuel cell applications.