An amphiphilic-like fluoroalkyl modified SiO2 nanoparticle@Nafion proton exchange membrane with excellent fuel cell performance

作者：Yuan Du; Liu Zhaolin; Tay Siok Wei; Fan Xiaoshan; Zhang Xiwen; He Chaobin^*

来源：Chemical Communications, 2013, 49(83): 9639-9641.

DOI：10.1039/c3cc45138k

A new route to enhance the cell performance of a Nafion proton exchange membrane is provided by incorporating fluoroalkyl modified SiO2 nanoparticles. In favor of the achieved amphiphilic-like surface characteristics of SiO2 nanoparticles, the so-formed nanocomposite membrane exhibited great enhancement of single cell performance at 80 degrees C: similar to 34% increase in output power relative to the Nafion reference and a superior maximum output power as high as 579.6 mW cm(-2).

• 出版日期2013