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Characterisation of hydration water in Nafion membrane†
Stewart F. Parker,Shrey Shah
RSC Advances Pub Date : 03/01/2021 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D1RA00791B
Abstract

Nafion, a polytetrafluoroethylene polymer with perfluorinated-vinyl-polyether side chains ending in sulfonic acid groups, is widely used as the proton-exchange membrane in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, particularly low temperature hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells. The state of hydration of the sulfonic acid groups is crucial to its operation. By using a combination of inelastic neutron scattering (INS) and infrared spectroscopies, and by comparison to a series of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid hydrates of well-defined stoichiometry, we characterise how the hydration changes as a function of water content.

Graphical abstract: Characterisation of hydration water in Nafion membrane
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