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Design of Cluster-free Polymer Electrolyte Membranes and Implications on Proton Conductivity by Beers, Keith M, Balsara, Nitash P

“…Nanoscale ionic aggregates are ubiquitous in copolymers containing charged and uncharged monomers. In most cases, these clusters persist when these polymers…”
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Effect of Morphology of Nanoscale Hydrated Channels on Proton Conductivity in Block Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes by Chen, X. Chelsea, Wong, David T, Yakovlev, Sergey, Beers, Keith M, Downing, Kenneth H, Balsara, Nitash P

“…Hydrated membranes with cocontinuous hydrophilic and hydrophobic phases are needed to transport protons in hydrogen fuel cells. Herein we study the water…”
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Mesoporous Block Copolymer Morphology Studied by Contrast-Matched Resonant Soft X‑ray Scattering by Wong, David T, Wang, Cheng, Beers, Keith M, Kortright, Jeffrey B, Balsara, Nitash P

“…We demonstrate the use of contrast-matched resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) for studying the morphology of mesoporous…”
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Absence of Schroeder’s Paradox in a Nanostructured Block Copolymer Electrolyte Membrane by Beers, Keith M, Yakovlev, Sergey, Jackson, Andrew, Wang, Xin, Hexemer, Alexander, Downing, Kenneth H, Balsara, Nitash P

“…This is a study of morphology, water uptake, and proton conductivity of a sulfonated polystyrene-block-polyethylene (PSS-PE) copolymer equilibrated in humid…”
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Counterion Condensation in Nafion by Beers, Keith M, Hallinan, Daniel T, Wang, Xin, Pople, John A, Balsara, Nitash P

“…Nafion(117) membranes in contact with acidic solutions were characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering and by acid solution uptake measurements. The…”
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Morphology and Thermodynamic Properties of a Copolymer with an Electronically Conducting Block: Poly(3-ethylhexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) by Patel, Shrayesh N, Javier, Anna E, Beers, Keith M, Pople, John A, Ho, Victor, Segalman, Rachel A, Balsara, Nitash P

“…We report on the synthesis and morphology of a block copolymer, poly(3-(2′-ethylhexyl)thiophene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (P3EHT-b-PEO), that conducts both…”
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Effect of Crystallization on Proton Transport in Model Polymer Electrolyte Membranes by Beers, Keith M, Wong, David T, Jackson, Andrew J, Wang, Xin, Pople, John A, Hexemer, Alexander, Balsara, Nitash P

“…Polymer electrolyte membranes with bicontinuous microphases comprising soft hydrated domains and mechanically robust hydrophobic domains are used in a wide…”
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On the Origin of Slow Changes in Ionic Conductivity of Model Block Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes in Contact with Humid Air by Wang, Xin, Yakovlev, Sergey, Beers, Keith M, Park, Moon J, Mullin, Scott A, Downing, Kenneth H, Balsara, Nitash P

“…Proton conductivity (σ) and degree of hydration (λ) of poly(styrenesulfonate−methylbutylene) (PSS−PMB) block copolymers in contact with humid air were studied…”
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Proton conduction in materials comprising conducting domains with widths less than 6nm by Balsara, Nitash P., Beers, Keith M.

“…We review the literature on proton conductivity and water uptake of composite polymer electrolyte membranes comprising bicontinuous hydrophilic and hydrophobic…”
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Proton conduction in materials comprising conducting domains with widths less than 6 nm: Special Issue on Designer Polymers: Controlled Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationships and Applications by BALSARA, Nitash P, BEERS, Keith M

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