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http://dx.doi.org/10.14579/MEMBRANE_JOURNAL.2015.25.2.171

Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomer-PTFE Pore-filling Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells  

Kang, Seong Eun (Department of Energy Engineering, Dankook University)
Lee, Chang Hyun (Department of Energy Engineering, Dankook University)
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Membrane Journal / v.25, no.2, 2015 , pp. 171-179 More about this Journal
Abstract
Perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers (PFSAs) have been widely as solid electrolyte materials for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, since they exhibit excellent chemical durability under their harsh application conditions as well as good proton conductivity. Even PFSA materials, however, suffer from physical failures associated with repeated membrane swelling and deswelling, resulting in fairly reduced electrochemical lifetime. In this study, pore-filling membranes are prepared by impregnating a Nafion ionomer into the pore of a porous PTFE support film and their fundamental characteristics are evaluated. The developed pore-filling membranes exhibit extremely high proton conductivity of about $0.5S\;cm^{-1}@90^{\circ}C$ in liquid water.
Keywords
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Pore-filling membrane; Perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers; Polytetrafluoroethylene support film; Proton conductivity;
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