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Proton Conduction In Pvpa --Benzimidazole Hybrid Electrolytes, Fatma Sevi̇l, Ayhan Bozkurt
Proton Conduction In Pvpa --Benzimidazole Hybrid Electrolytes, Fatma Sevi̇l, Ayhan Bozkurt
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Proton conducting properties of benzimidazole (BnIm) doped poly(vinylphosphonic acid) (PVPA) were studied. The doping ratio, x, which is the number of moles of BnIm per mole of polymer repeat unit, varied from 0.5 to 2. The samples were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and impedance spectroscopy. The IR study indicates the protonation of heterocyclic units from the "free nitrogen" side. The proton conductivity and thermal stability of the blends increase with x. Maximum conductivity of PVPA x BnIm blends is approximately 10^{-3} S/cm at 150 °C.
Anhydrous Proton Conductive Polystyrene Sulfonic Acid Membranes, Ayhan Bozkurt
Anhydrous Proton Conductive Polystyrene Sulfonic Acid Membranes, Ayhan Bozkurt
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
A novel anhydrous proton conducting polymer electrolyte based on polystyrene sulfonic acid, PSSA and benzimidazole (BnIm) was synthesized. The PSSA-BnIm interactions were studied by FT-IR. The thermal properties of the blends were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The proton conductivities of these materials were measured by AC impedance technique. The conductivities of these materials increase with increasing BnIm content and temperature and maximum conductivity was found to be approximately 5 \times 10^{-4} S/cm at 150 °C.