Proton conductivity and durability of Ce-based hybrid proton exchange membranes synchronously enhanced by dual-function γ-AlOOH@Ti-supported CeO2 composite oxide
To enhance the proton conductivity and durability of Ce-based hybrid proton exchange membranes (PEMs), this study fabricates modified perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) hybrid membranes by incorporating the dual-function γ-AlOOH@Ti-supported CeO 2 composite oxide (γ-AlOOH@Ti/CeO 2 ). In addition to combining the inherent proton conductivity of γ-AlOOH with the excellent radical scavenging ability of CeO 2 , both the proton conductivity and durability of Ce-based PEMs are further improved by introducing Ti-dopant, which not only increases hydrogen vacancies on the surface of γ-AlOOH, which facilitate proton conduction, and induces electron transfer from γ-AlOOH@Ti to CeO 2 , which enhance free radical adsorption. As results shown, the proton conductivity and the fluoride release value of the resulting hybrid membrane are about 76 % higher and 35.25 % lower than those of the PFSA-CeO 2 membrane, respectively. Moreover, the performance of cells shows that, after accelerated degradation testing, the PFSA-γ-AlOOH@Ti/CeO 2 membrane exhibits the lowest peak power density decrease rate, the impedance increase rate and hydrogen crossover current density, with 11.79 %, 27.54 % and 3.04 mA cm −2 , respectively. These results suggest that compared to CeO 2 -hybrid PEMs, γ-AlOOH@Ti/CeO 2 -based hybrid PEMs exhibit higher proton conductivity and superior chemical stability, indicating the potential application of γ-AlOOH@Ti/CeO 2 -based hybrid PEMs in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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