Ionic channel structure in perfluorinated membranes studied by small angle X-ray scattering, optical and Mossbauer spectroscopy
Vasily T. Lebedev,
Valery S. Kozlov,
Mikhail V. Remizov,
Yury V. Kulvelis,
Oleg N. Primachenko,
Elena A. Marinenko,
Georgy S. Peters https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2024-15-5-716-725
Abstract
Small angle X-ray scattering optical and Mossbauer spectroscopy has been used to study ionic ¨ channels in perfluorinated Nafion® -type membranes. X-ray scattering data have revealed the ordering of ionic groups of polymer chains at nanoscales into extended fine channels for proton conductivity. Then the membranes were saturated with Fe3+ ions to probe their interaction with sulfonic groups. This remarkably changed electron properties of copolymer in which the energy of optical gap has decreased. The Mossbauer spectra ¨ have confirmed that even at ambient temperature in membrane, Fe3+ ions are assembled into antiferromagnetic dimers with water shells and associated with sulfonic groups at the channel surfaces. The applied complementary methods allowed us to examine a short-range order of ionic groups forming a network of channels in membranes that provide their functional properties in hydrogen fuel cells.
Supporting agencies: The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation under Grant No. 23- 23-00129. The authors thank Professor V. G. Semenov for methodological help, Engineers I. N. Ivanova, L. I. Lisovskaya for technical assistance.
About the Authors
Vasily T. Lebedev
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasily T. Lebedev
188300, Gatchina
Valery S. Kozlov
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valery S. Kozlov
188300, Gatchina
Mikhail V. Remizov
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail V. Remizov
188300, Gatchina
Yury V. Kulvelis
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yury V. Kulvelis
188300, Gatchina
Oleg N. Primachenko
Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oleg N. Primachenko
199004, St. Petersburg
Elena A. Marinenko
Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Marinenko
199004, St. Petersburg
Georgy S. Peters
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Georgy S. Peters
123182, Moscow
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Lebedev V.T., Kozlov V.S., Remizov M.V., Kulvelis Yu.V., Primachenko O.N., Marinenko E.A., Peters G.S. Ionic channel structure in perfluorinated membranes studied by small angle X-ray scattering, optical and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2024;15(5):716-725. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2024-15-5-716-725
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