Precise Molecular-Level Modification of Nafion with Bismuth Oxide Clusters for High-performance Proton-Exchange Membranes
Bailing Liu
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Jinlin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 P. R. China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorBo Hu
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
School of chemistry and pharmaceutical engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jinlin, 132022 P. R. China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorJing Du
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorDongming Cheng
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
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Hong-Ying Zang
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXin Ge
Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuaqiao Tan
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorYonghui Wang
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
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Xiaozheng Duan
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZhao Jin
State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorWei Zhang
Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012 China
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Yangguang Li
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZhongmin Su
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Jinlin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorBailing Liu
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Jinlin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 P. R. China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorBo Hu
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
School of chemistry and pharmaceutical engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jinlin, 132022 P. R. China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorJing Du
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorDongming Cheng
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hong-Ying Zang
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXin Ge
Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuaqiao Tan
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorYonghui Wang
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Xiaozheng Duan
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZhao Jin
State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorWei Zhang
Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yangguang Li
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZhongmin Su
Key Lab of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalys, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 P. R. China
Jinlin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Optical Materials and Chemistry, Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 P. R. China
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Fabricating proton exchange membranes (PEMs) with high ionic conductivity and ideal mechanical robustness through regulation of the membrane microstructures achieved by molecular-level hybridization remains essential but challenging for the further development of high-performance PEM fuel cells. In this work, by precisely hybridizing nano-scaled bismuth oxide clusters into Nafion, we have fabricated the high-performance hybrid membrane, Nafion-Bi12-3 %, which showed a proton conductivity of 386 mS cm−1 at 80 °C in aqueous solution with low methanol permeability, and conserved the ideal mechanical and chemical stabilities as PEMs. Moreover, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was employed to clarify the structural properties and the assembly mechanisms of the hybrid membrane on the molecular level. The maximum current density and power density of Nafion-Bi12-3 % for direct methanol fuel cells reached to 432.7 mA cm−2 and 110.2 mW cm−2, respectively. This work provides new insights into the design of versatile functional polymer electrolyte membranes through polyoxometalate hybridization.
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