Heterocycle Grafted Monomers And Related Polymers And Hybrid Inorganic-organic Polymer Membranes

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8/18/2009Author
Li, Siwen
Zhou, Zhen
Liu, Meilin
Li, Wen
Hase, Kohai
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Polymers, polymer precursors, and other materials are described, having at least one heterocycle and being useful for fabrication of proton-exchange membranes (PEMs). In representative examples, the heterocycle is a fluorinated imidazole ring. The heterocycle can be chosen to have a low value of pKa, and may be a triazole ring, other nitrogen-containing heterocycle, or derivative thereof. Polymers and composites were prepared having excellent proton conductivity. Applications of these materials include fuel cells and other ion-conducting applications.
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