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Nafion Impregnated Electrospun Polyethersulfone Membrane for PEMFC  

Lee, Hong-Yeon (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
Hwang, Hyung-Kwon (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
Park, Sang-Sun (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
Choi, Sung-Won (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
Shul, Yong-Gun (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Membrane Journal / v.20, no.1, 2010 , pp. 40-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we manufactured the membrane using the polyethersulfone (PES) of fiber by using the electrospinning method. The polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells was manufactured by impregnating Nafion solution to the porous PES membrane. We confirmed that electrospun PES membrane has higher thermal stability than Nafion 212 membrane by thermogravimetric analysis. Impregnated Nafion in the pores of the electrospun PES membrane was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The AC impedance data shows the hydrogen ionic conductivity of $10^{-2}$ S/cm below $100^{\circ}C$. Nafion impregnated PES membrane shows the maximum performance at $90^{\circ}C$ showing current density of 389 mA/$cm^2$ at 0.6 V, while Nafion 212 membrane shows maximum at $75^{\circ}C$.
Keywords
electrospinning; polymer electrolyte membrane; hydrogen ionic conductivity; polyethersulfone;
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