Abstract
Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) experiments have been carried out to probe the Zn2+ and Rb+ environment in perfluorinated ionomers. The cation environment has been determined for these ionomers in their dry, hydrated and n-amyl alcohol swollen state. It was found that a well ordered, crystalline-like nearest-neighbor oxygen shell predominates in the zinc neutralized perfluorinated ionomers. Unlike the zinc ionomers, the Rb+ neutralized ionomers show no discernible peaks in the radial structure function indicating that the rubidium environment is highly disordered. Coordination of the hydroxyl groups of namyl alcohol to cations was suggested by EXAFS analysis. XANES analysis was useful in corroborating the EXAFS information and in providing information about the ionic character of the nearest-neighbor bonding.
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