Rational design of microporous polybenzimidazole framework for efficient proton exchange membrane fuel cells
no-firstname Harilal, Rama Bhattacharyya, Avanish Shukla, Prakash C. Ghosh, Tushar Jana
Abstract
Ion-conducting membranes from three-dimensional iptycene-based polybenzimidazoles developed for the first time to fabricate efficient proton exchange membranes with ordered nanochannels, enabling ultrafast and stable anhydrous proton conduction.
Topics & Concepts
Microporous materialMembraneAnhydrousProton exchange membrane fuel cellProtonRational designIon exchangeMaterials scienceIon-exchange membranesChemical engineeringProton transportFuel cellsIonPolymer chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringPhysicsBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionConducting polymers and applications