Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 160-165 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | E-Polymers |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Chao Lu et al., published by De Gruyter 2021.
Funding
This work was supported by the Earth Engineering Center, and Center for Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment at Columbia University.
Keywords
- dopants
- enhanced properties
- gentle synthesis
- metal-organic frameworks
- polymer membranes