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US 2006/0141317 A1Published application
Proton conductor, polymer electrolyte comprising the same and fuel cell employing the polymer electrolyte
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsHee-young Sun, Myung-dong Cho, Myung-jin Lee
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Abstract
A proton conductor includes a molecule with a hydroxy group arranged at a terminal end and an ether-based functional group arranged at an α-carbon position. The proton conductor may be used to impregnate a polymer matrix to form a polymer electrolyte.
Claims22
A proton conductor, comprising:
- a molecule with a hydroxy group arranged at a terminal end and an ether-based functional group arranged at an α-carbon position.
The proton conductor of clam 2,
- wherein the molecule is 4,7,10,13-tetraoxatetradecane-1,2-diol.
A polymer electrolyte, comprising:
- a proton conductor comprising a molecule with a hydroxy group arranged at a terminal end and an ether-based functional group arranged at an α-carbon position;
- and
- a conducting polymer matrix.
The polymer electrolyte of clam 6,
- wherein the molecule is 4,7,10,13-tetraoxatetradecane-1,2-diol.
A method of preparing a polymer electrolyte, comprising:
- pretreating a polymer matrix;
- and
- impregnating the polymer matrix with a proton conductor,
- wherein the proton conductor comprises a molecule with a hydroxy group arranged at a terminal end and an ether-based functional group arranged at an α-carbon position.
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The method of clam 11,
- wherein the molecule is 4,7,10,13-tetraoxatetradecane-1,2-diol.
A fuel cell, comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode;
- and
- a polymer electrolyte interposed between the cathode and the anode,
- wherein the polymer electrolyte comprises,
- a proton conductor comprising a molecule with a hydroxy group arranged at a terminal end and an ether-based functional group arranged at an α-carbon position, and
- a conducting polymer matrix.
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The fuel cell of clam 17,
- wherein the molecule is 4,7,10,13-tetraoxatetradecane-1,2-diol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.