Computational and experimental study of low energy Ar⁺bombardment on Nafion

• Main Authors: Janchai Yana, Vannajan Sanghiran Lee, Yuttakarn Rattanachai, Prayoon Songsiriritthigul, Min Medhisuwakul, Sornthep Vannarat, Supaporn Dokmaisrijan, Thiraphat Vilaithong, Piyarat Nimmanpipug
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84859622943&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51489
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Nafion, a polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell, can be modified by low energy Ar+beam bombardment to increase its interfacial area with a catalyst. Recent experiments indicated that the sputtered sulfonate could lead to a decrease of hydrophilicity of Nafion when bombarded by a low energy Ar+...