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A microfluidic approach to synthesizing high-performance microfibers with tunable anhydrous proton conductivity

Hasani-Sadrabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
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Vandersarl, Jules J.
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Dashtimoghadam, Erfan
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2013
Lab On A Chip

Here, we demonstrate a new approach for the synthesis of ion exchange microfibers with finely tuned anhydrous conductivity. This work presents microfluidics as a system to control the size and phosphoric acid (PA) doping level of the polybenzimidazole (PBI) microfibers. It has been shown that the PA doping level can be controlled by varying the flow ratios in the microfluidic channel. The diameter of the microfibers increased with extending mixing time, whereas the doping level decreased with increasing flow ratio. The highest doping level, 16, was achieved at the flow ratio of 0.175. The anhydrous proton conductivity of the microfibers was found to be adjustable between 0.01 and 0.1 S cm(-1) at 160 degrees C, which is considerably higher than for conventionally doped PBI cast membranes (0.004 S cm(-1)). Furthermore, molecular dynamic simulation of proton conduction through the microfibers at different doping levels was in good agreement with the experimental results. These results demonstrate the potential of the microfluidic technique to precisely tune the physicochemical properties of PBI microfibers for various electrochemical applications such as hydrogen sensors, fuel cells as well as artificial muscles.

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research article
DOI
10.1039/c3lc50862e
Web of Science ID

WOS:000326983300008

Author(s)
Hasani-Sadrabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Vandersarl, Jules J.
Dashtimoghadam, Erfan
Bahlakeh, Ghasem
Majedi, Fatemeh Sadat
Mokarram, Nassir
Bertsch, Arnaud  
Jacob, Karl I.
Renaud, Philippe  
Date Issued

2013

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Published in
Lab On A Chip
Volume

13

Issue

23

Start page

4549

End page

4553

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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LMIS4  
Available on Infoscience
January 9, 2014
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/99123
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