The proton conductivity and oxidation resistance as well as dimensional stability of hydrocarbon proton exchange membranes were simultaneously improved, achieving exciting overall properties.

We find that water morphology within melanin is purely interfacial in nature, even at high contents. This brings into question the proton conduction mechanism with implications or other conductive biomaterials.

The electrochemically active area of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is investigated using conductive probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM). A platinum-coated AFM tip is used as a nanoscale cathode in an operating PEMFC. We present results that show highly inhomogeneous distributions of conductive surface domains at several length scales. At length scales on the order of the aqueo...

The basolateral Na-H antiporter of the turtle colon exhibits both conductive and electroneutral Na+ transport (Post and Dawson. 1992. American Journal of Physiology. 262:C1089-C1094). To explore the mechanism of antiporter-mediated current flow, we compared the conditions necessary to evoke conduction and exchange, and determined the kinetics of activation for both processes. Outward (cell to e...

Conjugated polyaniline can impact the field of water filtration membranes due to its hydrophilic and antibacterial nature, facile inexpensive synthesis procedure, heat acid tolerance, unique doping/dedoping chemistry. However, gelation effect, rigid backbone, limited hydrophilicity severely restrict adaptability their antifouling performance. This Mini Review summarizes important works polyanil...

The connection between the nanoscale structure of two chemically equivalent, yet morphologically distinct Nafion fuel-cell membranes and their macroscopic chemical properties is demonstrated. Quantification of the chemical interactions between water and Nafion reveals that extruded membranes have smaller water channels with a reduced sulfonic acid head group density compared to dispersion-cast ...

It is still very challenging to achieve effective combination of carbon nanofibers and graphene sheets. In this study, a novel and facile method is developed to prepare flexible graphene/carbon nanofiber (GCNF) membranes with every carbon nanofiber wrapped by conductive graphene sheets, resulting in a remarkable improvement of their electrical conductivity. This method only entails a moderate p...

Hydroxide-exchange-membrane water electrolysis (HEMWE) is an emerging hydrogen-production pathway that combines many advantages of incumbent alkaline (AWE) and proton-exchange-membrane (PEMWE). Advancement in HEMWE has been accelerated with the development stable conductive hydroxide exchange membranes (HEMs) a more comprehensive understanding gas-evolving kinetics. However, performance durabil...

The conductivity of fuel cell membranes as well as their mechanical properties at the nanometer scale were characterized using advanced tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. AFM produces high-resolution images under continuous current flow of the conductive structure at the membrane surface and provides some insight into the bulk conducting network in Nafion membranes. The corr...