University of Groningen
Novel proton and metal-ion conducting polymers and block copolymers
Viviani, Marco
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10.33612/diss.156496098
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1. Synthesis of high-molecular-weight densely sulfonated aromatic polymers starting from sulfonated monomers via nucleophilic aromatic substitution polymerization is still a major challenge.
(Chapter 2 and 3) 2. It is challenging to chemically satisfy all the prerequisites of an optimal polymer electrolyte membrane suitable for intermediate temperature proton electrolyte membrane fuel cells (IT-PEMFC)
(Chapter 3) 3. Cross-linking approach in polybenzimidazole-based polymers does not consume basic sites for acid doping, but it might affect the stabilization of the acid inside the membrane.
(Chapter 4) 4. The presence of thioether linkages, in combination with cross-linking, effectively
increases the oxidative stability of polymeric materials.
(Chapter 4) 5. The design of solid polymer electrolyte materials requires to balance the influence of
host polarity on ionic aggregation with its effect on segmental dynamics.
(ACS Macro Letters, 2018, 7, 2, 1149-1154 and Chapter 5) 6. Solid polymer electrolyte and ion-conducting polymers are required to be electrically
insulating even though they are electrically conducting by definition.
(Compendium of Polymer Terminology and Nomenclature: IUPAC Recommendations 2008, page 209 and 244) 7. It is not the event per se that makes the difference but how you react to it
8. PhD, as well as life, is not a state function, the path you (have to) take from A to B makes huge differences.
