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PVDF-based Polymer Blend Films for Fuel Cell Membranes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2012

Wenwen Huang ,
Meng Zhao ,
Fan Yang ,
Lorne Farovitch ,
Parisa Haghighi ,
Leonard James Macisco ,
Tyler Swob ,
Thomas Smith  and
Peggy Cebe
Wenwen Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Nanoscopic Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
Meng Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Fan Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Lorne Farovitch
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA
Parisa Haghighi
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Leonard James Macisco
Affiliation:
Laboratory Science Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Tyler Swob
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Thomas Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Peggy Cebe*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Nanoscopic Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
*
*Email: peggy.cebe@tufts.edu
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Abstract

We report the preparation and characterization of binary blend films of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(1- ethyl-3-vinylimidazolium trifluoromethylsulfonylimide) (PVIm+TFSI-) derived from ionic liquid imidazolium monomers and doped with TFSI- salt. The potential utility of such materials in capacitive electronic devices and in proton exchange membrane fuel cells is of particular interest. Thin PVDF/ PVIm+TFSI- films were fabricated from solutions of dimethly formamide (DMF) by doctor blading. The nature of the PVDF crystalline polymorph and degree of crystallinity were evaluated as a function of the volume fraction of imidazolium polymer and thermal treatment. The morphology, thermal and mechanical characteristics and crystallinity of PVDF, in semicrystalline blend films was studied by wide angle X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry, and dynamic mechanical analysis. In these materials, conditions such as choice of solvent, drying conditions, and thermal treatment affect the crystal phase, crystallite size, and degree of crystallinity of PVDF as well as the distribution of the minor component, the vinylimidazolium polymer. The polar beta phase of PVDF crystals dominates in as-cast films, while the non-polar alpha phase is observed after cooling from the melt. PVDF imparts mechanical strength and chemical stability to the composite films, and because of its high crystal melting point (Tm > 160 °C), serves to improve the high temperature stability of resulting films.

Keywords

blendcrystallinecalorimetry
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1384: Symposium B – Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells , 2012 , mrsf11-1384-b05-02
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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