TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zhao, Yue
AU  - Yoshimura, Kimio
AU  - Takamatsu, Harufumi
AU  - Hiroki, Akihiro
AU  - Kishiyama, Yoshihiro
AU  - Shishitani, Hideyuki
AU  - Yamaguchi, Susumu
AU  - Tanaka, Hirohisa
AU  - Koizumi, Satoshi
AU  - Radulescu, Aurel
AU  - Appavou, Marie-Sousai
AU  - Maekawa, Yasunari
TI  - Imidazolium-Based Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Anion Fuel Cells: Interplay between Morphology and Anion Transport Behavior
JO  - Journal of the Electrochemical Society
VL  - 166
IS  - 8
SN  - 1945-7111
CY  - Pennington, NJ
PB  - Electrochemical Soc.
M1  - FZJ-2019-02949
SP  - F472 - F478
PY  - 2019
AB  - We studied anion transport behaviors in grafted anion exchange membranes (AEMs) composed of 2-methyl-N-vinylimidazole (Im) and styrene (St) having various Im/St ratios (6/4, 4/6, and 3/7) grafted onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films (named AEM64, AEM46, and AEM37). The transport properties were evaluated based on the transport efficiency defined as ratios of anion diffusion coefficients in AEMs to dilution solutions (D/D0) and were correlated to the morphology of AEMs analyzed by the small angle scattering method. We found a master curve of D/D0 with hydration for AEM64, regardless of the grafting degree and anion species; however, D/D0 for AEM46 and AEM37 was similar with AEM64 at low hydration conditions, but clearly deviated down from it at high hydration conditions. Such difference could be elucidated by the membrane morphology. For AEM64, the conducting phase was homogeneous comprised dispersed ions, and the conductivity correlated well with the increasing hydration. In contrast, when the styrene content increased (i.e., AEM46 and AEM37), the conducting phase changed to heterogeneous with water puddles separated from dispersed ions, and the anion transport was suppressed. Results in this work gave a mechanistic insight in the anion transport properties in proximity of the AEM morphology at various hydration conditions.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000466278400002
DO  - DOI:10.1149/2.0431908jes
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/862698
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