TY - JOUR
T1 - Ion-containing polymers
T2 - new energy & clean water
AU - Hickner, Michael A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author's current work is supported by the Penn State Materials Research Institute, the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the U.S. Army Research Office , grant no. W911NF-08-1-0282 , the U.S. Office of Naval Research under grant no. N00014-08-1-0730 , and the U.S. National Science Foundation , grant no. CBET-0932740 .
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - New generations of materials are being sought as solid-state electrolytes that facilitate fast ion conduction in mechanically robust, yet thin, polymer membranes. Breakthroughs in device performance will usher in new applications and wide-spread adoption of novel power source technology as ion-conducting polymers are engineered to lower the ionic resistance in fuel cells and batteries, facilitate ion transfer and increase reaction rates at the electrolyte-electrode interface, and increase a device's tolerance to environmental excursions of temperature and relative humidity. This article describes the current state-of-the-art in our understanding of water-facilitated ion transport in polymeric membranes and provides some directions for future endeavors in the field, such as anion exchange membranes. Additionally, ties between ion-conducting polymer electrolytes and water treatment membranes are made to illustrate that the underlying mechanisms that control ion transport in fuel cell membranes may also be harnessed to catalyze the development of new membrane materials for water purification.
AB - New generations of materials are being sought as solid-state electrolytes that facilitate fast ion conduction in mechanically robust, yet thin, polymer membranes. Breakthroughs in device performance will usher in new applications and wide-spread adoption of novel power source technology as ion-conducting polymers are engineered to lower the ionic resistance in fuel cells and batteries, facilitate ion transfer and increase reaction rates at the electrolyte-electrode interface, and increase a device's tolerance to environmental excursions of temperature and relative humidity. This article describes the current state-of-the-art in our understanding of water-facilitated ion transport in polymeric membranes and provides some directions for future endeavors in the field, such as anion exchange membranes. Additionally, ties between ion-conducting polymer electrolytes and water treatment membranes are made to illustrate that the underlying mechanisms that control ion transport in fuel cell membranes may also be harnessed to catalyze the development of new membrane materials for water purification.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1369-7021(10)70082-1
DO - 10.1016/S1369-7021(10)70082-1
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:77951188052
SN - 1369-7021
VL - 13
SP - 34
EP - 41
JO - Materials Today
JF - Materials Today
IS - 5
ER -