Key components and design strategy of the membrane electrode assembly for alkaline water electrolysis

L Wan, Z Xu, Q Xu, M Pang, D Lin, J Liu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production is a promising approach to address the
severe energy crisis. Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) provide an important place …

Block copolymer electrolytes for lithium metal batteries: Strategies to boost both ionic conductivity and mechanical strength

T Wang, L Zhong, M **ao, D Han, S Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanically hard phase and ionically conductive phase endow suitably designed
block copolymer electrolytes (BCPEs) with the “Janus” property, thus providing the …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Block PolymersPure Potential

CM Bates, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Block polymers have undergone extraordinary evolution since their inception more than 60
years ago, maturing from simple surfactants to an expansive class of macromolecules …

Poly (vinylpyridine) segments in block copolymers: Synthesis, self-assembly, and versatility

JG Kennemur - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Perspective provides a current survey on the synthesis, self-assembly, and vast variety
of applications possible from block copolymer (BCP) systems containing at least one …

Challenges and strategies of anion exchange membranes in hydrogen‐electricity energy conversion devices

J Li, C Liu, J Ge, W **ng, J Zhu - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alkaline hydrogen‐electricity energy conversion technologies, involving anion exchange
membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) and anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers …

Cation–dipole interaction that creates ordered ion channels in an anion exchange membrane for fast OH conduction

J Zhang, Y He, K Zhang, X Liang… - AIChE …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Precise control over polyelectrolyte architecture, engineered for self‐assembly of ion‐
conducting channels, is of fundamental and technological importance to many fields, for …

Influence of side-chain chemistry on structure and ionic conduction characteristics of polythiophene derivatives: a computational and experimental study

BX Dong, C Nowak, JW Onorato, J Strzalka… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Although extensive efforts have been devoted to understanding electronic transport in
conjugated polymers, little is known about their ionic conduction characteristics in relation to …

Rapid ordering of block copolymer thin films

PW Majewski, KG Yager - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Block-copolymers self-assemble into diverse morphologies, where nanoscale order can be
finely tuned via block architecture and processing conditions. However, the ultimate usage …

Measurement of three transport coefficients and the thermodynamic factor in block copolymer electrolytes with different morphologies

MD Galluzzo, WS Loo, AA Wang, A Walton… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design and engineering of composite materials is one strategy to satisfy the materials
needs of systems with multiple orthogonal property requirements. In the case of …

Role of defects in ion transport in block copolymer electrolytes

Y Kambe, CG Arges, DA Czaplewski, M Dolejsi… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ion conducting block copolymers can overcome traditional limitations of homopolymer
electrolytes by phase separating into nanoarchitectures that can be simultaneously …