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Ionic Copolymers For Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Aaemfcs), Tsung-Han Tsai
Ionic Copolymers For Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Aaemfcs), Tsung-Han Tsai
Doctoral Dissertations
The advantages of alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AAEMFCs) over proton exchange membrane fuel cells is the motivation for this dissertation. The objectives of this dissertation were to develop durable membranes with high anion conductivity and an understanding of the ion conductivity relationship with morphology. The research results presented in this dissertation focuses on developing different architectures of ionic copolymers including diblock copolymers and random copolymers for AAEMFCs. A novel, and stable cobaltocenium cation, was incorporated into polymer for stable AAEM. Because of its 18 electron closed valence-shell configuration, the cobaltocenium cation is promising for use in AAEMFC. Two …