Structural and transport properties of ultrathin perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer film in proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer: A review

X Yan, Z Xu, S Yuan, A Han, Y Shen, X Cheng… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the properties of perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes (10–100 s μm thick) in
proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been well studied for decades, the …

Approaches to the Modification of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes

EY Safronova, AA Lysova, DY Voropaeva… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer ion-exchange membranes are featured in a variety of modern technologies
including separation, concentration and purification of gases and liquids, chemical and …

Deep learning to reveal the distribution and diffusion of water molecules in fuel cell catalyst layers

G Li, Y Zhu, Y Guo, T Mabuchi, D Li… - … applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water management in the catalyst layers (CLs) of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells is
crucial for its commercialization and popularization. However, the high experimental or …

The evolution of hydrogen bond network in nafion via molecular dynamics simulation

R Cui, S Li, C Yu, Y Zhou - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The hydrogen bond network (HBN) is of primary importance to the proton transport in Nafion.
However, the evolution of the HBN in Nafion with water content and the underlying …

Dispersion of Nafion ionomer aggregates in 1-propanol/water solutions: Effects of ionomer concentration, alcohol content, and salt addition

T Mabuchi, SF Huang, T Tokumasu - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations using explicit solvent models were
performed to understand Nafion ionomer morphology in 1-propanol (NPA)/water solutions …

Effect of cations (Na+, Co2+, Fe3+) contamination in Nafion membrane: A molecular simulations study

R Cui, Z Zhang, Y Wang, F Liu, H Wang, C Bi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The cation contamination is an important reason for the degradation of performance and
durability of Nafion membrane, but the contamination mechanism for cations with different …

Morphology evolution and adsorption behavior of ionomers from solution to Pt/C substrates

Y Guo, T Mabuchi, G Li, T Tokumasu - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations were performed to understand the
morphological evolution and adsorption mechanism of Nafion ionomers from the aqueous …

Nafion phosphonic acid composite membranes for proton exchange membranes fuel cells

FC Teixeira, AI de Sá, APS Teixeira, CM Rangel - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, new doped Nafion membranes with enhanced proton conductivity were
prepared to be used as proton exchange membranes in fuel cells. New dopants derived …

New modified Nafion-bisphosphonic acid composite membranes for enhanced proton conductivity and PEMFC performance

FC Teixeira, AI de Sá, APS Teixeira… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membranes remain a crucial material and a key challenge to fuel cell
science and technology. In this work, new Nafion membranes are prepared by a casting …

Influence of ionomer loading and substrate wettability on the morphology of ionomer thin films using coarse-grained solvent evaporation simulations

T Mabuchi, SF Huang, T Tokumasu - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations were performed to understand the
evolution of ionomer morphologies in solutions during solvent evaporation. To reproduce …