Self-assembled highly ordered acid layers in precisely sulfonated polyethylene produce efficient proton transport

Trigg, Edward B.; Gaines, Taylor W.; Maréchal, Manuel; Moed, Demi E.; Rannou, Patrice; Wagener, Kenneth B.; Stevens, Mark J.; Winey, Karen I.

doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0097-2

Title: Self-assembled highly ordered acid layers in precisely sulfonated polyethylene produce efficient proton transport

Journal Article · 27 May 2018 · Nature Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0097-2 · OSTI ID:1473945

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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Univ. Grenoble Alpes (France)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Recent advances in polymer synthesis have allowed remarkable control over chain microstructure and conformation. Capitalizing on such developments, we create well-controlled chain folding in sulfonated polyethylene, leading to highly uniform hydrated acid layers of sub-nanometer thickness with high proton conductivity. The linear polyethylene contains sulfonic acid groups pendant to precisely every 21st carbon atom that induce tight chain folds to form the hydrated layers, while the methylene segments crystallize. The proton conductivity is on par with Nafion® 117, the benchmark for fuel cell membranes. This is the first time that well-controlled hairpin chain folding has been utilized for proton or ion transport, and the first report of high proton conductivity within a crystalline polymer structure. This layered polyethylene-based structure is an innovative and versatile design paradigm for functional polymer membranes, opening doors to efficient and selective transport of other ions and small molecules upon appropriate selection of functional groups.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1473945

Report Number(s):: SAND-2018-9831J; 667683

Journal Information:: Nature Materials, Journal Name: Nature Materials Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 17; ISSN 1476-1122

Publisher:: Springer Nature - Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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