Choi, Jieun Kyeong, Minkyu Kim, Minsung Lee, Sang-Soo Seo, Bora Park, Hyun Seo Park, Hee-Young Henkensmeier, Dirk Lee, So Young Kim, Hyoung-Juhn 2024-01-19T14:32:51Z 2024-01-19T14:32:51Z 2021-09-05 2021-06 2073-4360 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/116941 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the aliphatic moiety in the sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) backbone. A new monomer (4,4'-dihydroxy-1,6-diphenoxyhexane) was synthesized and polymerized with other monomers to obtain partially alkylated SPAESs. According to differential scanning calorimetry analysis, the glass transition temperature (T-g) of these polymers ranged from 85 to 90 degrees C, which is 100 degrees C lower than that of the fully aromatic SPAES. Due to the low T-g values obtained for the partially alkylated SPAESs, it was possible to prepare a hydrocarbon electrolyte membrane-based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Nafion(R) binder in the electrode through the use of a decal transfer method, which is the most commercially suitable system to obtain an MEA of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A single cell prepared using this partially alkylated SPAES as an electrolyte membrane exhibited a peak power density of 539 mW cm(-2). English MDPI Synthesis of Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone)s Containing Aliphatic Moieties for Effective Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication by Low-Temperature Decal Transfer Methods Article 10.3390/polym13111713 1 POLYMERS, v.13, no.11 POLYMERS 13 11 N scie scopus 000660513300001 2-s2.0-85107435465 Polymer Science Polymer Science Article GLASS-TRANSITION TEMPERATURE ANION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE METHANOL FUEL-CELL POLY(ETHER SULFONE)S PROTON CONDUCTIVITY MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HIGH-PERFORMANCE BINDER MORPHOLOGY STABILITY decal transfer method glass transition temperature (T-g) membrane electrode assembly (MEA) proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)