Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membranes based on proton-conducting metal organic frameworks and polymerized protic ionic liquids for fuel cell applications KU Leuven
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are finding applications in vehicles, power plants and portable electronics. Current PEMFCs using state-of-the-art perfluorosulfonic acid polymer membranes (e.g. Nafion®) require humidification of the inlet gases, leading to higher system complexity and cost. In addition, fuel crossover decreases the fuel cell efficiencies. Therefore, new membranes with sufficiently high proton conductivity and ...