NANOCOMPOSITE PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS

本项目旨在开发一种用于燃料电池的新型质子导电材料，该材料具有高质子电导率、低气体渗透性和良好的热稳定性。这种新材料的策略是利用金属磷酸盐和硅酸盐纳米颗粒的独特性质，与质子导电聚合物杂交。这些新材料将使氢燃料电池和甲醇燃料电池商业化的技术成为可能，有望提供革命性的清洁能源供应，特别是用于运输车辆和移动设备。该项目致力于质子导电纳米颗粒纳米结构复合材料的合成和表征，这是高性能燃料电池膜的关键。

This project aims to develop a new class of proton-conducting materials with high proton-conductivity, low gas permeability and good thermal stability for application to fuel cells. The strategy for such a new material is to exploit the unique properties of nanoscale particles of metal phosphates and silicates, hybridised with proton-conducting polymers. Such new materials will be enabling technology for commercialising both hydrogen and methanol fuel cells, promising a revolutionary clean energy supply particularly for transport vehicles and mobile devices. The project addresses the synthesis and characterisation of nanostructured composite of proton-conducting nanoparticles, a key to high performance fuel cell membranes.