title: Copolymerization of divinylsilyl-11-silicotungstic acid with butyl acrylate and hexanediol diacrylate: synthesis of a highly proton-conductive membrane for fuel-cell applications.
abstract: Highly conducive to high conductivity: Polyoxometalates were incorporated in the backbone of a hydrocarbon polymer to produce proton-conducting films. These first-generation materials contain large, dispersed clusters of polyoxometalates. Although the morphology of these films is not yet optimal, they already demonstrate practical proton conductivities and proton diffusion within the clusters appears to be very high.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Horan
authors.forename: Anitha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genupur
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sikora
authors.forename: Mei-Chen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Fanqin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Steven F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dec
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Haugen
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yandrasits
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hamrock
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Herring
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013696:Temperature; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D011522:Protons; D017640:Silicates; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C541819:divinylsilyl-11-silicotungstic acid; C498324:poly(n-butyl acrylate); D014867:Water; C020355:1,6-hexanediol diacrylate