Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoro ethylene) Nanohybrid Membrane for Fuel Cell.

ABSTRACT: Through nanochannels are created in the polymer/hybrid films by irradiating swift heavy ions followed by selective chemical etching of the amorphous latent track caused by irradiation. The dimensions of the nanochannels are varied from 30 to 100 nm by either using small (lithium) and large (silver) size of swift heavy ions with high energy (80 MeV) or by embedding few percentage of two-dimensional nanoparticle in the polymer matrix. The side walls of the nanochannels are grafted with polystyrene using the free radicals created during irradiation. Polystyrene graft is functionalized by tagging sulfonate group in the benzene ring of polystyrene to make the nanochannels conducting and hydrophilic. The proof of grafting and functionalization is shown through various spectroscopic techniques. T

SUBMITTER: Jana KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641277 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature