Synthesis and Characterization of Proton-conducting Polymer Electrolytes Based on Acrylonitrile-Styrene Sulfonic Acid Copolymer/Layered Double Hydroxides Nanocomposltes

Acrylonitrile-sodium styrene sulfonate copolymer/layered double hydroxides nanocomposites were prepared by in situ aqueous precipitation copolymerization of acrylonitrile （AN） and sodium styrene sulfonate （SSS） in the presence of 4-vinylbenzene sulfonate intercalated layered double hydroxides （MgA1-VBS LDHs） and transferred to acrylonitrile-styrene sulfonic acid （AN-SSA） copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites as a proton-conducting polymer electrolyte. MgA1-VBS LDHs were prepared by a coprecipitation method, and the structure and composition of MgAl-VBS LDHs were determined by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, infrared spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. X-ray diffraction result of AN-SSS copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites indicated that the LDHs layers were well dispersed in the AN-SSS copolymer matrix. All the AN-SSS copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites showed significant enhancement of the decomposition temperatures compared with the pristine AN-SSS copolymer, as identified by the thermogravimetric analysis. The methanol crossover was decreased and the proton conductivity was highly enhanced for the AN-SSA copolymer/LDHs nanocomposite electrolyte systems. In the case of the nanocomposite electrolyte containing 2% （by mass） LDHs, the proton conductivity of 2.60×10^- 3 S·m^-1 was achieved for the polymer electrolyte.

Acrylonitrile-sodium styrene sulfonate copolymer/layered double hydroxides nanocomposites were prepared by in situ aqueous precipitation copolymerization of acrylonitrile(AN)and sodium styrene sulfonate(SSS)in the presence of 4-vinylbenzene sulfonate intercalated layered double hydroxides(MgAl-VBS LDHs)and transferred to acrylonitrile-styrene sulfonic acid(AN-SSA)copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites as a proton-conducting polymer electrolyte.MgAl-VBS LDHs were prepared by a coprecipitation method,and the structure and composition of MgAl-VBS LDHs were determined by X-ray diffraction(XRD),infrared spectroscopy,and elemental analysis.X-ray diffraction result of AN-SSS copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites indicated that the LDHs layers were well dispersed in the AN-SSS copolymer matrix.All the AN-SSS copolymer/LDHs nanocomposites showed significant enhancement of the decomposition temperatures compared with the pristine AN-SSS copolymer,as identified by the thermogravimetric analysis.The methanol crossover was decreased and the proton conductivity was highly enhanced for the AN-SSA copolymer/LDHs nanocomposite electrolyte systems.In the case of the nanocomposite electrolyte containing 2%(by mass)LDHs,the proton conductivity of 2.60×10 -3 S·m -1 was achieved for the polymer electrolyte.