Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer

Kusoglu, Ahmet; Vezzù, Keti; Hegde, Govind A.; Nawn, Graeme; Motz, Andrew R.; Sarode, Himanshu N.; Haugen, Gregory M.; Yang, Yuan; Seifert, Soenke; Yandrasits, Michael A.; Hamrock, Steven; Maupin, C. Mark; Weber, Adam Z.; Di Noto, Vito; Herring, Andrew M.

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05012

Title: Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer

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There is a critical need for higher performing proton exchange membranes for electrochemical energy conversion devices that would enable higher temperature and drier operating conditions to be utilized. A novel approach is to utilize multiacid side chains in a perfluorinated polymer, maintaining the mechanical properties of the material, while dramatically increasing the ion-exchange capacity; however, as we show in this paper, the more complex side chain gives rise to unexpected physical phenomena in the material. In this work we have thoroughly investigated a doubly functionalized perfluorosulfonic imide acid side chain perfluorinated polymer (PFIA), the simplest of many possible multiacid side chains currently being developed. The material is compared to its simpler perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) analogue via a battery of characterization and modeling investigations. The doubly functional side chain profoundly influences the properties of the PFIA polymer as it gives rise to both inter- and intraside chain interactions. These affect the nature of thermal decomposition of the material but, more importantly, force the backbone of the polymer into an unusually highly ordered more crystalline configuration. Under water saturated conditions, the PFIA has the same proton conductivity as the PFSA material, indicating that the additional proton does not contribute to the ionicmore »« less

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^[2]; Hegde, Govind A. ^[3]; Nawn, Graeme ^[4]; Motz, Andrew R. ^[3]; Sarode, Himanshu N. ^[3]; Haugen, Gregory M. ^[5]; Yang, Yuan ^[3]; Seifert, Soenke ^[6]; Yandrasits, Michael A. ^[5]; Hamrock, Steven ^[5]; Maupin, C. Mark ^[3];

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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Padova (Italy); INSTM, Padova (Italy)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of Padova (Italy)
3M, St. Paul, MN (United States). Energy Components Program
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Univ. of Padova (Italy); Univ. Carlos III of Madrid (Spain)

Publication Date:: 2019-12-02

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Fuel Cell Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); University of Padova

OSTI Identifier:: 1623315

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; SC0004993

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Chemistry of Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Hydrophilicity; Membranes; Charge transport; Hydration; Polymers

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                    Kusoglu, Ahmet, Vezzù, Keti, Hegde, Govind A., Nawn, Graeme, Motz, Andrew R., Sarode, Himanshu N., Haugen, Gregory M., Yang, Yuan, Seifert, Soenke, Yandrasits, Michael A., Hamrock, Steven, Maupin, C. Mark, Weber, Adam Z., Di Noto, Vito, and Herring, Andrew M. Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
Web.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05012.

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                    Kusoglu, Ahmet, Vezzù, Keti, Hegde, Govind A., Nawn, Graeme, Motz, Andrew R., Sarode, Himanshu N., Haugen, Gregory M., Yang, Yuan, Seifert, Soenke, Yandrasits, Michael A., Hamrock, Steven, Maupin, C. Mark, Weber, Adam Z., Di Noto, Vito, & Herring, Andrew M. Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05012

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                    Kusoglu, Ahmet, Vezzù, Keti, Hegde, Govind A., Nawn, Graeme, Motz, Andrew R., Sarode, Himanshu N., Haugen, Gregory M., Yang, Yuan, Seifert, Soenke, Yandrasits, Michael A., Hamrock, Steven, Maupin, C. Mark, Weber, Adam Z., Di Noto, Vito, and Herring, Andrew M. Mon .  
"Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05012.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1623315.

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@article{osti_1623315,

  title        = {Transport and Morphology of a Proton Exchange Membrane Based on a Doubly Functionalized Perfluorosulfonic Imide Side Chain Perflourinated Polymer},

  author       = {Kusoglu, Ahmet and Vezzù, Keti and Hegde, Govind A. and Nawn, Graeme and Motz, Andrew R. and Sarode, Himanshu N. and Haugen, Gregory M. and Yang, Yuan and Seifert, Soenke and Yandrasits, Michael A. and Hamrock, Steven and Maupin, C. Mark and Weber, Adam Z. and Di Noto, Vito and Herring, Andrew M.},

  abstractNote = {There is a critical need for higher performing proton exchange membranes for electrochemical energy conversion devices that would enable higher temperature and drier operating conditions to be utilized. A novel approach is to utilize multiacid side chains in a perfluorinated polymer, maintaining the mechanical properties of the material, while dramatically increasing the ion-exchange capacity; however, as we show in this paper, the more complex side chain gives rise to unexpected physical phenomena in the material. In this work we have thoroughly investigated a doubly functionalized perfluorosulfonic imide acid side chain perfluorinated polymer (PFIA), the simplest of many possible multiacid side chains currently being developed. The material is compared to its simpler perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) analogue via a battery of characterization and modeling investigations. The doubly functional side chain profoundly influences the properties of the PFIA polymer as it gives rise to both inter- and intraside chain interactions. These affect the nature of thermal decomposition of the material but, more importantly, force the backbone of the polymer into an unusually highly ordered more crystalline configuration. Under water saturated conditions, the PFIA has the same proton conductivity as the PFSA material, indicating that the additional proton does not contribute to the ionic conductivity, but the PFIA shows higher proton conductivity at lower RH conditions owing to dynamic changes in its local molecular environment. A transition is observed between 30 and 60 °C, indicating an order/disorder transition that is not present in the PFSA analogue. The mechanism of proton transport in the PFIA is due to more delocalized protons and more flexible side chains with better-dispersed, smaller water clusters forming the hydrophilic domains than in the PFSA analogue.},

  doi          = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05012},

  journal      = {Chemistry of Materials},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 32,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {12}

}

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