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Title: Electrochemical/Mechanical Coupling in Ion-Conducting Soft Matter

Abstract

Mechanical and electrochemical phenomena exhibit many interesting multidirectional couplings in ion-exchange soft matter due to their intrinsic material physiochemical states and responses to environmental stressors. Such coupling is explored in terms of recent studies with a focus on the degradation of polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell membranes. In addition, (electro)chemical–mechanical coupling of ion-conducting polymers in other applications is also introduced, as there is a research need to explore the interactions between these often wrongly assumed disparate fields in order to optimize, exploit, and discover new technologies and applications.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)
OSTI Identifier:
1506245
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Kusoglu, Ahmet, and Weber, Adam Z. Electrochemical/Mechanical Coupling in Ion-Conducting Soft Matter. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01639.
Kusoglu, Ahmet, & Weber, Adam Z. Electrochemical/Mechanical Coupling in Ion-Conducting Soft Matter. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01639
Kusoglu, Ahmet, and Weber, Adam Z. 2015. "Electrochemical/Mechanical Coupling in Ion-Conducting Soft Matter". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01639. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1506245.
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author = {Kusoglu, Ahmet and Weber, Adam Z.},
abstractNote = {Mechanical and electrochemical phenomena exhibit many interesting multidirectional couplings in ion-exchange soft matter due to their intrinsic material physiochemical states and responses to environmental stressors. Such coupling is explored in terms of recent studies with a focus on the degradation of polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell membranes. In addition, (electro)chemical–mechanical coupling of ion-conducting polymers in other applications is also introduced, as there is a research need to explore the interactions between these often wrongly assumed disparate fields in order to optimize, exploit, and discover new technologies and applications.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01639},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1506245}, journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters},
issn = {1948-7185},
number = 22,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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