Mechanical Properties and Chemical Durability of Nafion/Sulfonated Graphene Oxide/Cerium Oxide Composite Membranes for Fuel-Cell Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Sulfonated Graphene Oxide (SGO)
2.3. Preparation of Nafion Composite Membranes
2.4. Characterization and Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure of Sulfonated Graphene Oxide
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Proton Conductivity
3.4. Chemical Durability
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Seo, D.C.; Jeon, I.; Jeong, E.S.; Jho, J.Y. Mechanical Properties and Chemical Durability of Nafion/Sulfonated Graphene Oxide/Cerium Oxide Composite Membranes for Fuel-Cell Applications. Polymers 2020, 12, 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061375
Seo DC, Jeon I, Jeong ES, Jho JY. Mechanical Properties and Chemical Durability of Nafion/Sulfonated Graphene Oxide/Cerium Oxide Composite Membranes for Fuel-Cell Applications. Polymers. 2020; 12(6):1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061375
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo, Dong Chan, Ikseong Jeon, Eun Suk Jeong, and Jae Young Jho. 2020. "Mechanical Properties and Chemical Durability of Nafion/Sulfonated Graphene Oxide/Cerium Oxide Composite Membranes for Fuel-Cell Applications" Polymers 12, no. 6: 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061375