Hybrid Nafion Membranes of Ionic Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Materials for Proton Conduction and PEMFC Applications

As the high-power density and environmentally friendly energy resources, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have a promising future in portable power generation. Herein, the hybrid Nafion membranes of ionic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (iHOFs) for PEMFC applications are demonstrated....

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021-12, Vol.13 (47), p.56566-56574
Main Authors: Xu, Xiao-Qian, Cao, Li-Hui, Yang, Yan, Zhao, Fang, Bai, Xiang-Tian, Zang, Shuang-Quan
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Language:English
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Applications of Polymer, Composite, and Coating Materials
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Summary:As the high-power density and environmentally friendly energy resources, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have a promising future in portable power generation. Herein, the hybrid Nafion membranes of ionic hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (iHOFs) for PEMFC applications are demonstrated. By adjusting the position of sulfonic groups on naphthalene disulfonic acid compounds, four iHOFs with different types of hydrogen bonds were synthesized successfully based on 1,1′-diamino-4,4′-bipyridylium and naphthalene disulfonic acid. The formation of hydrogen bond interactions between amino and sulfonate groups provides a rich hydrogen bond network, which makes such iHOFs have high conductivity, and the maximum value is 2.76 × 10–3 S·cm–1 at 100 °C and 98% RH. Besides, composite membrane materials were obtained by mixing Nafion and iHOFs, and the maximum proton conductivity values can achieve 1.13 × 10–2 S·cm–1 for 6%-iHOF-3/Nafion and 2.87 × 10–3 S·cm–1 for 6%-iHOF-4/Nafion membranes at 100 °C under 98% RH. Through the H2/O2 fuel cell performance test by using iHOF/Nafion as the solid electrolyte, the maximum power and current density values of hybrid membranes are 0.36 W·cm–2 and 1.10 A·cm–2 for 6%-iHOF-3/Nafion and 0.42 W·cm–2 and 1.20 A·cm–2 for 6%-iHOF-4/Nafion at 80 °C and 100% RH. This work provides a practicable approach for establishing high-performance proton exchange hybrid membranes by doping high proton-conducting iHOFs into the Nafion matrix.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.1c15748