e-Polymers (Feb 2021)

MOFs/PVA hybrid membranes with enhanced mechanical and ion-conductive properties

  • Lu Chao,
  • Xiao Hang,
  • Chen Xi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2021-0010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 160 – 165

Abstract

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Nanomaterials have been treated as effective dopants for enhancing mechanical and ion-conductive properties of polymer membranes. Among various nanomaterials, metal–organic frameworks are attracting enormous attention from researchers because of their intriguing structural and functional properties. Here we report a gentle and simple synthesis method of ZIF-8 nanomaterials, which are applied as dopants for polyvinyl alcohol composite membranes. This nanomaterials display uniform size distribution and high purity through various structural investigations. The as-prepared polymer composite membranes present enhanced mechanical and ion-conductive properties compared to pristine samples. This work provides a novel ideal on the design of nanomaterial dopants for high-performance polymer membranes.

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