Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche - Tesi di Dottorato

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    Hybrid nanostructured fillers for polymer electrolytes in the PEM Fuel Cells
    (2012-11-30) Angjeli, Kristina; Versace, Carlo; Nicotera, Isabella; Bartolino, Roberto
    The present thesis is focused on the development of novel nancomposite membranes, prepared by the incorporation of two-dimensional inorganic layered structures such as (i) smectite clays (synthetic and natural), (ii) graphene oxide (GO), and (iii) layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with different compositions into the polymer matrix of Nafion, for use as electrolytes in Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells. The characteristics of the membranes were studied mainly, in terms of transport properties by NMR spectroscopy, in order to study the water dynamics inside the electrolyte membranes. For this purpose the Pulse-Field-Gradient Spin-Echo NMR (PFGSENMR) method was employed to obtain a direct measurement of water self-diffusion coefficients on the water-swelled membranes in a wide temperature range (25-140 °C). This technique together with the 1H-NMR spectral analysis and NMR spin-lattice relaxation times (T1) conducted under variable temperature. Furthermore, both pristine materials (fillers and Nafion) as well as the resulted nanocomposite membranes were characterized by a combination of X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, thermal analysis (DTA/TGA), Raman spectroscopies and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM).