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Crosslinked Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Based On Diblock Copolymer and Phosphotungstic Acid

디블록 공중합체와 인텅스텐산을 이용한 가교형 복합 고분자 전해질막

  • Kim, Jong-Hak (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Koh, Joo-Hwan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Seo, Jin-Ah (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Hwa (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jho, Young-Choong (Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

Proton conductive hybrid nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membranes comprising polystyrene-5-poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PHEMA), sulfosuccinic acid (SA) and phosphotungstic acid (PWA) were prepared by varying PWA concentrations. The PHEMA block was thermally crosslinked by SA via the esterification reaction between -OH of PHEMA and -COOH of SA. Upon the incorporation of PWA into the diblock copolymer, the symmetric stretching bands of the $SO_3^-$ group at $1187cm^{-1}$ shifted to a lower wavenumber at $1158cm^{-1}$, demonstrating that the PWA particles strongly interact with the sulfonic acid groups of SA. When the concentration of PWA was increased to 30wt%, the proton conductivity of the composite membrane at room temperature increased from 0.045 to 0.062 S/cm, presumably due to the intrinsic conductivity of the PWA particles and the enhanced acidity of the sulfonic acid in the membranes. The membrane containing 30wt% of PWA exhibited a proton conductivity of 0.126 S/cm at $100^{\circ}C$. Thermal stability of the composite membranes was also enhanced by introducing PWA nanoparticles.

폴리스티렌-블록-폴리히드록에틸 메타크릴레이트(PS-b-PHEMA), 술포석시닉산(SA), 인텅스텐산(PWA)으로 구성된 수소 이온 전도성 나노복합 고분자 전해질막을 제조하였다. 폴리히드록에틸 메타크릴레이트(PHEMA) 블록의 히드록실그룹(-OH)와 술포석시닉산(SA)의 -COOH 그룹과의 에스테르 반응에 의하여 전해질막을 가교시켰다. 폴리헤테로산(PWA)을 도입했을 때, $SO_3^-$ 그룹의 신축 밴드가 $1187cm^{-1}$에서 $1158cm^{-1}$로 낮아졌으며, 이는 PWA 입자가 전해질막의 술폰산 그룹과 상호작용함을 나타낸다. PWA 함량이 30wt%가 되었을 때, 상온 전도도는 0.045에서 0.062S/cm로 증가되었으며, 이는 PWA 입자의 고유 전도도 특성과 전해질막의 술폰산기의 산도가 증가했기 때문이다. 또한 30wt%를 함유한 복합 전해질막은 $100^{\circ}C$에서는 최대 0.126 S/cm의 수소 이온 전도도를 나타내었다 PWA가 첨가됨에 따라 복합 전해질막의 열적특성 또한 증가하였다.

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