Ion exchange membranes: constructing and tuning ion transport channels

P Zuo, Z Xu, Q Zhu, J Ran, L Ge, X Ge… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) that can selectively transport ions are crucial to a variety of
applications, such as ion extraction/separation, fuel cells, redox flow batteries, and water …

Alkaline membranes toward electrochemical energy devices: recent development and future perspectives

W Song, X Zhang, C Yang, Z Yang, L Wu… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) that can selectively transport OH–, namely, alkaline
membranes, are becoming increasingly crucial in a variety of electrochemical energy …

Short hydrogen-bond network confined on COF surfaces enables ultrahigh proton conductivity

B Shi, X Pang, S Li, H Wu, J Shen, X Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The idea of spatial confinement has gained widespread interest in myriad applications.
Especially, the confined short hydrogen-bond (SHB) network could afford an attractive …

Weakly humidity‐dependent proton‐conducting COF membranes

L Cao, H Wu, Y Cao, C Fan, R Zhao, X He… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
State‐of‐the‐art proton exchange membranes (PEMs) often suffer from significantly reduced
conductivity under low relative humidity, hampering their efficient application in fuel cells …

Current challenges and perspectives of polymer electrolyte membranes

X Ge, F Zhang, L Wu, Z Yang, T Xu - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membranes are charged polymers in the membrane shape, which can
separate the anode reaction from the cathode reaction, allowing the fabrication of compact …

Advanced ion transfer materials in electro-driven membrane processes for sustainable ion-resource extraction and recovery

Y Zhao, N Mamrol, WA Tarpeh, X Yang, C Gao… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conversion of industrial wastewater, salt-lakes and seawater into the valuable ionic
resources is a critical challenge for sustainable global development. Electro-driven …

Gel-state polybenzimidazole proton exchange membranes with flexible alkyl sulfonic acid side chains for a wider operating temperature range (25–240° C)

T Zhu, D Zhu, J Liang, L Zhang, F Huang… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFC) possess distinct
technical advantages of high output power, simplified water/heat management, increased …

The burgeoning of mechanically interlocked molecules in chemistry

D Sluysmans, JF Stoddart - Trends in Chemistry, 2019 - cell.com
Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs), such as rotaxanes, catenanes, and molecular
knots, have attracted significant interest because of their unique properties originating from …

Hunting for advanced high-energy-density materials with well-balanced energy and safety through an energetic host–guest inclusion strategy

Y Wang, S Song, C Huang, X Qi, K Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In the development of advanced high-energy-density materials (HEDMs), the traditional
strategy of integrating oxidant and fuel components into an organic molecule makes it very …

Host-guest interaction induced ion channels for accelerated OH− transport in anion exchange membranes

C Wei, W Yu, X Liang, Y Zhang, F Zhang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with fast ion transport capability are highly desired in
numerous industries. Improving the ion conductivity of AEMs through rational molecular …