1H SOLID STATE NMR STUDIES ON THE PROTON CONDUCTING POLYMER ELECTROLYTES

Авторы S. Selvasekarapandian, G. Hirankumar, J. Kawamura, N. Kuwata, T. Hattori

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Materials
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Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc.
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Год выпуска 2005 ISSN 0167-577X
Том 59 Номер 22
Язык английский Тип научная статья
Страницы 2741-2745 Цитирований 0
Коды DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2005.04.018

Аннотация Solid polymer electrolytes based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/ammonium acetate have
been prepared for different compositions by solution cast technique. The polymer
electrolytes have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), DSC, conductivity studies
and 1H solid state NMR. The XRD study reveals the amorphous nature of the polymer
electrolyte. The maximum protonic conductivity at room temperature has been found to
be 5.62 × 10- 6 S cm- 1 for 12.5 mol% salt doped electrolyte and the electrolyte obeys
Arrhenius behaviour. 1H NMR study has been employed to develop a better
understanding of the conduction mechanism. Variable temperature NMR has indicated
that proton line width shows an exponential decrease with the increase of temperature.
The NMR studies indicate that the NH4+ ion is responsible for the proton conduction and
the anionic motion is also involved in the conduction process at higher temperature. ©
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1
H solid state NMR studies on the proton
conducting polymer electrolytes

S. Selvasekarapandiana, ,
, G. Hirankumara, J. Kawamurab, N. Kuwatab and T.
Hattorib

a
Solid State and Radiation Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathiar
University, Coimbatore-641 046, India

b
Institute of Multi Disciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University,
Sendai, Japan

Received 22 December 2004;

accepted 16 April 2005.
Available online 23 May 2005.

Abstract
Solid polymer electrolytes based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/ammonium acetate have
been prepared for different compositions by solution cast technique. The polymer
electrolytes have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), DSC, conductivity
studies and 1H solid state NMR. The XRD study reveals the amorphous nature of the
polymer electrolyte. The maximum protonic conductivity at room temperature has been
found to be 5.62 × 10− 6 S cm− 1 for 12.5 mol% salt doped electrolyte and the electrolyte
obeys Arrhenius behaviour. 1H NMR study has been employed to develop a better
understanding of the conduction mechanism. Variable temperature NMR has indicated
that proton line width shows an exponential decrease with the increase of temperature.
The NMR studies indicate that the NH4+ ion is responsible for the proton conduction and
the anionic motion is also involved in the conduction process at higher temperature.

Keywords: Polyvinyl alcohol; Conductivity analysis; NMR analysis; Proton conductor

Preparation and characterization of cross-linked

quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes for
anion exchange membrane fuel cells

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Ying Xionga, Jun Fanga, Qing Hua Zenga and Qing Lin Liu , a,

a
Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Received 9 September 2007;

revised 6 December 2007;
accepted 16 December 2007.
Available online 25 December 2007.
Abstract

A series of novel cross-linked quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) membranes have

been prepared and characterized for alkaline direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
applications. It was found that quaternary ammonium groups were grafted onto the
backbone of the PVA chain with low substitution. The ionic conductivity of these new
anion exchange membranes can be as high as 7.34 × 10−3 S/cm in deionized water at
30 °C, which is higher than that of other anion exchange membranes. The methanol
permeability of the membrane is found to be reduced relative to Nafion® 117 membranes,
and the methanol permeability decreases with increasing methanol concentration. These
new quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes may be used in alkaline direct methanol
fuel cells for easy preparation and lower cost.

Keywords: Anion exchange membrane; Quaternized poly(vinyl alcohol); Methanol

permeability; Fuel cell