000884247 001__ 884247 000884247 005__ 20210401192806.0 000884247 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1039/D0SM00947D 000884247 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1744-683X 000884247 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a1744-6848 000884247 0247_ $$2Handle$$a2128/25680 000884247 0247_ $$2altmetric$$aaltmetric:86703247 000884247 0247_ $$2pmid$$apmid:32735002 000884247 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:000569505000019 000884247 037__ $$aFZJ-2020-03146 000884247 082__ $$a530 000884247 1001_ $$00000-0001-5100-9230$$aZhao, Yue$$b0$$eCorresponding author 000884247 245__ $$aA long side chain imidazolium-based graft-type anion-exchange membrane: novel electrolyte and alkaline-durable properties and structural elucidation using SANS contrast variation 000884247 260__ $$aLondon$$bRoyal Soc. of Chemistry$$c2020 000884247 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000884247 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000884247 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1617217837_31153 000884247 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000884247 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000884247 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000884247 520__ $$aNewly designed styrylimidazolium-based grafted anion-exchange membranes (StIm-AEMs), in which imidazolium ionic groups are attached to styrene at the far side from the graft chains, were prepared by radiation-induced graft polymerization of p-(2-imidazoliumyl) styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoloethylene) (ETFE) films, followed by N-alkylation and ion-exchange reactions. StIm-AEM having an ion exchange capacity (IEC) of 0.54 mmol g−1 with a grafting degree (GD) of ∼18%, possesses practical conductivity (>50 mS cm−1) even with a very low water uptake (∼10%) and high stability over 600 h in a 1 M KOH solution at 80 °C. There exists a critical IEC (IECc) in the range of 0.7–0.8 mmol g−1 over which the membrane showed high water uptake, which resulted in pronounced susceptibility to hydrolysis. Using small-angle neutron scattering technique with a contrast variation method, we found the hydrophilic phase in StIm-AEMs with IECs lower and higher than IECc shows “reverse-micelles” with water domains dispersed in the polymer matrix and “micelles” with graft polymer aggregates dispersed in the water matrix, respectively. The further analysis of micelle structures using the hard-sphere liquid model and Porod limit analysis reveals that the interfacial structures of ionic groups are essential for the electrochemical properties and durability of StIm-AEMs. In addition, StIm-AEM with an IEC of 0.95 mmol g−1 and the maximum power density of 80 mW cm−2 in the hydrazine hydrate fuel cell test, exhibited long-term durability under constant current (8.0 mA) up to 455 h, which, thus far, is the best durability at 80 °C for platinum-free alkaline-type liquid fuel cells. 000884247 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G4$$a6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (POF3-623)$$cPOF3-623$$fPOF III$$x0 000884247 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G15$$a6G15 - FRM II / MLZ (POF3-6G15)$$cPOF3-6G15$$fPOF III$$x1 000884247 588__ $$aDataset connected to CrossRef 000884247 65027 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)SciArea-210$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aSoft Condensed Matter$$x0 000884247 65017 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)GC-110$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aEnergy$$x0 000884247 693__ $$0EXP:(DE-MLZ)KWS2-20140101$$1EXP:(DE-MLZ)FRMII-20140101$$5EXP:(DE-MLZ)KWS2-20140101$$6EXP:(DE-MLZ)NL3ao-20140101$$aForschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz $$eKWS-2: Small angle scattering diffractometer$$fNL3ao$$x0 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aYoshimura, Kimio$$b1 000884247 7001_ $$00000-0003-2108-0612$$aMahmoud, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed$$b2 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aYu, Hwan-Chul$$b3 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aOkushima, Shun$$b4 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aHiroki, Akihiro$$b5 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aKishiyama, Yoshihiro$$b6 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aShishitani, Hideyuki$$b7 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aYamaguchi, Susumu$$b8 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aTanaka, Hirohisa$$b9 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aNoda, Yohei$$b10 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aKoizumi, Satoshi$$b11 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)130905$$aRadulescu, Aurel$$b12 000884247 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aMaekawa, Yasunari$$b13$$eCorresponding author 000884247 773__ $$0PERI:(DE-600)2191476-X$$a10.1039/D0SM00947D$$gp. 10.1039.D0SM00947D$$n35$$p8128-8143$$tSoft matter$$v16$$x1744-6848$$y2020 000884247 8564_ $$uhttps://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/884247/files/SM-ART-05-2020-000947.R1_Proof_hi-accepted.pdf$$yPublished on 2020-07-29. 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