The present invention provides an electrolyte material which can form crack-resistant catalyst layers when used in membrane electrode assemblies and enables provision of fuel cells having good power generation characteristics, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The…
The present disclosure relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising an ion conductor, wherein the ion conductor includes a cation conductive group and an anion conductive group, a method for manufacturing same, and a membrane-electrode assembly comprising same.
A fluoropolymer is described comprising pendent groups having the formula: —(CF)—(OCF)—(OCF)—SO—[NX—SO(CF)—SO]—NX—SO—Rf wherein Rf is a perfluoroether and Xand Xare independently cationic counterions. Also described are various articles including catalyst ink, polymer electrolyte membranes, and…
A proton-conducting polymer comprises a plurality of repeating units of formula (I) for electrochemical reactions. The polymer may be synthesized from a super acid catalyzed polyhydroxyalkylation reaction of monomers Ar′, Ar′, and X′ followed by a nucleophilic substitution reaction or a grafting…
The copolymer includes divalent units represented by formula —[CF—CF]—, at least one divalent unit represented by formula (I): and at least one divalent unit independently represented by formula (II): A is —N(RF)or a is non-aromatic, 5- to 8-membered, perfluorinated ring comprising one or two…
A composite electrolyte membrane having a composite layer that is a composite of a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte and a fluorine-containing polymer porous substrate, wherein a fractal dimension D exhibiting the distribution of the hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte and the fluorine-containing polymer…
Embodiments are directed to composite membranes having: increased volume of the microporous polymer structure relative to the total volume of the PEM; decreased permeance and thus increased selectivity; and lower ionomer content. An increased amount of polymers of the microporous polymer structure…
Disclosed are: an ionomer dispersion having high dispersion stability while also containing high content of ionomer solids, thus optimizing the ionomer morphology in a polymer electrolyte membrane to allow both the ion conductivity and durability of the polymer electrolyte membrane to be improved…
To provide a polymer electrolyte membrane capable of producing a polymer electrolyte fuel cell excellent in power generation characteristics and excellent in hydrogen gas utilization efficiency, as well as a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell obtainable by using it. The…
The present invention relates to a roll construction of laminated material that inhibits delamination of the polymer layer from a backer film upon unwinding of the roll construction. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a roll construction of laminated material prepared by…
To provide a catalyst layer, a catalyst layer forming liquid, and a membrane electrode assembly, capable of forming a fuel cell excellent in power generation efficiency. The catalyst layer of the present invention comprises a supported catalyst having a carrier containing a metal oxide and a…
To provide a liquid composition capable of forming a polymer electrolyte membrane which is excellent in the initial power generation characteristics when made into a membrane electrode assembly, and which is excellent in durability and has few defects. This liquid composition comprises a liquid…