Nanostructured ion‐exchange membranes for fuel cells: recent advances and perspectives

G He, Z Li, J Zhao, S Wang, H Wu… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer‐based materials with tunable nanoscale structures and associated
microenvironments hold great promise as next‐generation ion‐exchange membranes …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Block PolymersPure Potential

CM Bates, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Block polymers have undergone extraordinary evolution since their inception more than 60
years ago, maturing from simple surfactants to an expansive class of macromolecules …

Self‐Assembly of Copolymers Containing Crystallizable Blocks: Strategies and Applications

B Shi, D Shen, W Li, G Wang - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly of copolymers containing crystallizable blocks in solution has received
increasing attention in the past few years. Various strategies including crystallization‐driven …

Thermodynamically stable plumber's nightmare structures in block copolymers

H Lee, S Kwon, J Min, SM Jin, JH Hwang, E Lee… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Block copolymer self-assembly affords diverse nanostructures, spanning from spheres and
cylinders to networks, offering meticulous control over properties and functionalities at the …

Block copolymers for fuel cells

YA Elabd, MA Hickner - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Ion-containing block copolymers hold promise as next-generation proton exchange
membranes in hydrogen and methanol fuel cells. These materials' self-assembled ordered …

Electrostatic control of block copolymer morphology

CE Sing, JW Zwanikken, M Olvera de La Cruz - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
Energy storage is at present one of the foremost issues society faces. However, material
challenges now serve as bottlenecks in technological progress. Lithium-ion batteries are the …

Ordered network mesostructures in block polymer materials

AJ Meuler, MA Hillmyer, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
Block polymers are formed by the covalent union of two or more chemically distinct
homopolymers. These composite macromolecules self-assemble into a variety of ordered …

Ion transport in small-molecule and polymer electrolytes

CY Son, ZG Wang - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Solid-state polymer electrolytes and high-concentration liquid electrolytes, such as water-in-
salt electrolytes and ionic liquids, are emerging materials to replace the flammable organic …

Ionic conductivity of block copolymer electrolytes in the vicinity of order− disorder and order− order transitions

NS Wanakule, A Panday, SA Mullin, E Gann… - …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Order− order and order− disorder phase transitions in mixtures of poly (styrene-block-
ethylene oxide)(SEO) copolymers and lithium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonimide)(LiTFSI), a …

Anisotropic proton conduction in aligned block copolymer electrolyte membranes at equilibrium with humid air

MJ Park, NP Balsara - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
The effect of alignment of proton-conducting domains in hydrated poly (styrenesulfonate-b-
methylbutylene) copolymer films on conductivity was studied by impedance spectroscopy …