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

• Main Authors: Yana J., Lee V.S., Rattanachai Y., Songsiriritthigul P., Medhisuwakul M., Vannarat S., Dokmaisrijan S., Vilaithong T., Nimmanpipug P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859622943&partnerID=40&md5=a7f1c210bf2eaed07288304fc75712c4; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/6807
• 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 A...