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    Low Pt loading for high-performance fuel cell electrodes enabled by hydrogen-bonding microporous polymer binders

    A key challenge for fuel cells based on phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole membranes is the high Pt loading, which is required due to the low electrode performance owing to the poor mass transport and sev...

    Hongying Tang, Kang Geng, David Aili, Qing Ju, Ji Pan, Ge Chao in Nature Communications (2022)

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    Anion exchange membranes based on long side-chain quaternary ammonium-functionalized poly(arylene piperidinium)s for vanadium redox flow batteries

    A new series of poly(arylene piperidinium)-based anion exchange membranes (AEMs) are proposed for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). The AEMs are fabricated via the Menshutkin reaction between poly(arylene pi...

    Xuefu Che 车雪夫, Weiqin Tang 唐维琴, Jianhao Dong 董建豪, David Aili in Science China Materials (2022)

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    Polybenzimidazole-Based High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: New Insights and Recent Progress

    High-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells based on phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazole membranes are a technology characterized by simplified construction and operation along with possible integ...

    David Aili, Dirk Henkensmeier, Santiago Martin in Electrochemical Energy Reviews (2020)

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    High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

    An introduction to high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells ( is given. The rationale behind the increased temperature is outlined in terms of tolerance to carbon monoxide, less critical water...

    Jens Oluf Jensen, David Aili, Yang Hu in Nanocarbons for Energy Conversion: Supramo… (2019)

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    High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

    Approaches, Status, and Perspectives

    Qingfeng Li, David Aili (2016)

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    Chapter

    Introduction

    The concept of the high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) is presented and the motivation for increasing the working temperature of the PEMFC given. Approaches towards high temperat...

    Jens Oluf Jensen, Hans Aage Hjuler in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membr… (2016)

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    Techniques for PBI Membrane Characterization

    The chapter describes common methods for membrane characterization. While it does not go into theoretical depths, general explanations, limitations, practical notes, and critical comments are provided. Covered...

    Dirk Henkensmeier, David Aili in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (2016)

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    Acid–Base Chemistry and Proton Conductivity

    Acid–base chemistry deals with proton transfer from an acid to a base and represents an effective approach to the development of proton conducting materials. The acidity difference (ΔpK a) of the two components d...

    Qingfeng Li, David Aili, Robert F. Savinell in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membr… (2016)

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    Synthesis of Polybenzimidazoles

    Recent progress in the synthesis of polybenzimidazole (PBI) derivatives is summarized for application as high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane in fuel cells. Various designs in the polymer structure ar...

    **gshuai Yang, Ronghuan He, David Aili in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membr… (2016)

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    Polybenzimidazole Membranes by Post Acid Do**

    Casting of polybenzimidazole membranes by solvent evaporation from homogeneous solution followed by phosphoric acid do** is a widely used procedure for the preparation of proton conducting membranes for high...

    David Aili, Jens Oluf Jensen, Qingfeng Li in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membr… (2016)

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    Reference Work Entry In depth

    Polymers for Fuel Cells

    David Aili, Jens Oluf Jensen, Qingfeng Li in Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials (2015)

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    Living Reference Work Entry In depth

    Polymers for Fuel Cells

    David Aili, Jens Oluf Jensen, Qingfeng Li in Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials