Abstract
To mitigate the severe degradation of mechanical properties and stability of highly sulfonated proton exchange membranes (PEMs) caused by the sulfonic acid groups, amino-functionalized graphene oxide (AGO) was embedded into sulfonated polyimide (SPI) for the in-situ synthesis of a composite proton exchange membrane. The introduction of AGO nanoparticles facilitated the enhancement of the crystallinity of the composite membrane, with the well-constructed interface and dispersion. The resulting AGO-SPI composite membrane exhibited high mechanical strength and stability. The fracture strength of AGO-SPI composite membrane was approximately 61 MPa, which was 1.85 times higher than that of pure SPI. Meanwhile, the weight loss of AGO-SPI composite membrane in Fenton’s reagent was only 2.11 %. Additionally, at 90 °C/98 % RH, the proton conductivity of AGO-SPI composite membrane reached 50.1 mS cm−1, which was 3.53 times higher than that of pristine SPI. The results suggest the promising application prospects of the proton exchange composite membrane.
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