Recent development of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells

H Zhang, PK Shen - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have increasingly
received worldwide attention because of their potential application in transportation and in …

Design and properties of functional hybrid organic–inorganic membranes for fuel cells

C Laberty-Robert, K Valle, F Pereira… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review presents a discussion on the major advances in the field of organic–
inorganic hybrid membranes for fuel cells application. The hybrid organic–inorganic …

[HTML][HTML] Highly aligned, ultralarge-size reduced graphene oxide/polyurethane nanocomposites: mechanical properties and moisture permeability

N Yousefi, MM Gudarzi, Q Zheng, X Lin, X Shen… - Composites Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) nanocomposite films containing highly-aligned graphene sheets are
produced. Aqueous dispersion of ultralarge-size graphene oxide (GO) is in situ reduced in …

Self-alignment and high electrical conductivity of ultralarge graphene oxide–polyurethane nanocomposites

N Yousefi, MM Gudarzi, Q Zheng… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethane (PU)-based composite films containing highly aligned graphene sheets are
produced through an environmentally benign process. An aqueous liquid crystalline …

Sulfonated graphene oxide/Nafion composite membranes for high-performance direct methanol fuel cells

HC Chien, LD Tsai, CP Huang, C Kang, JN Lin… - international journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
An easy and effective method for producing low methanol-crossover membranes is
developed by dispersing sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO) into a Nafion matrix. A …

Self-aligned graphene as anticorrosive barrier in waterborne polyurethane composite coatings

Y Li, Z Yang, H Qiu, Y Dai, Q Zheng, J Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene reinforced waterborne polyurethane (PU) composite coatings were fabricated on
steel surfaces. When the filler content was 0.4 wt%, self-alignment of graphene was driven …

Multifunctional graphene/platinum/nafion hybrids via ice templating

L Estevez, A Kelarakis, Q Gong, EH Da'as… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis of multifunctional hybrids in both films and bulk form, combining
electrical and ionic conductivity with porosity and catalytic activity. The hybrids are …

Physical and chemical modification routes leading to improved mechanical properties of perfluorosulfonic acid membranes for PEM fuel cells

S Subianto, M Pica, M Casciola, P Cojocaru… - Journal of Power …, 2013 - Elsevier
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) are a sustainable means of power
generation through electrochemical conversion of hydrogen-containing fuels especially in …

Protic ionic liquid-based hybrid proton-conducting membranes for anhydrous proton exchange membrane application

B Lin, S Cheng, L Qiu, F Yan, S Shang… - Chemistry of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A new type of proton-conducting hybrid membranes were prepared by in situ cross-linking of
a mixture of polymerizable oils containing protic ionic liquids (PILs) and silica nanoparticles …

High performance dielectric elastomers by partially reduced graphene oxide and disruption of hydrogen bonding of polyurethanes

S Liu, M Tian, B Yan, Y Yao, L Zhang, T Nishi, N Ning - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRG)/thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) dielectric
elastomer with high dielectric constant (k), low dielectric loss and greatly improved actuated …