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Proton Conducting Nano Hybrid Membranes Synthesized from Temperature Tolerant Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Je-Deok Kim  and
Itaru Honma
Je-Deok Kim
Affiliation:
Energy Electronics Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8568, Japan
Itaru Honma
Affiliation:
Energy Electronics Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305–8568, Japan
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Abstract

Flexible and temperature tolerant nano-hybrid membranes consisting of zirconium (titanium) oxides and polydimethysiloxane (PDMS) with the different molecular mass of 4500 and 600 have been synthesized by sol-gel processes. The membrane of zirconium/PDMS=2 (in molar) showed enhanced thermal stability and flexibility up to 300 °C due to the presence of cross-linkable inorganic nano-phase in the hybrid macromolecular matrix. The membrane becomes proton conducting polymer electrolyte when doped with 12-phosphotungstic acid (PWA). The proton conducting properties of the hybrid membranes with various PWA concentration were measured in the temperature range from room temperature to 150°C under saturated humidity conditions. A maximum conductivity of 2×10-2 S/cm was obtained at 150°C when the PDMS/zirconium oxides hybrid matrix was changed to gel state due to the higher water activity at elevated temperatures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 788: Symposium L – Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials , 2003 , L4.10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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