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Key components and design strategy of the membrane electrode assembly for alkaline water electrolysis

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Recent progress in anion exchange membranes (AEMs) in water electrolysis: synthesis, physio-chemical analysis, properties, and applications

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Co-, Ni-Catalyzed Borylation of Carbon Nanofibers for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in an Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

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Upscaled production of an ultramicroporous anion-exchange membrane enables long-term operation in electrochemical energy devices

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A novel aqueous synthesis of anion exchange membranes for fuel cells

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Challenges and Strategies of Anion Exchange Membranes in Hydrogen‐electricity Energy Conversion Devices

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Hydrogen Bond Network Assisted Ultrafast Ion Transport of Anion Exchange Membrane Grafting with Covalent Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Conversion

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Durable Multiblock Poly(biphenyl alkylene) Anion Exchange Membranes with Microphase Separation for Hydrogen Energy Conversion

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Development of boosted microphase separation exploiting highly rigid poly(phenyl-alkane)s anion exchange membranes for excellent performance fuel cells

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Development of a High-Performance Proton Exchange Membrane: From Structural Optimization to Quantity Production

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Pore-controlled carbon nanotube sheet anodes for proton/anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers

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Hydrophilic and hydrophobic dual-side-linked poly(carbazole-butanedione) anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis and fuel cells applications

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Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 722, 123840
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Interfacial and Vacancy Engineering on 3D-Interlocked Anode Catalyst Layer for Achieving Ultralow Voltage in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer

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ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 22901
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Facilitating Rapid OH−/H2O Transport in Anion Exchange Membranes via Ultra‐Stable Heteroatom‐Free Micropores

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Transition-metal-free preparation of polyethylene-based anion exchange membranes from commercial EVA

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Synergistic interaction and alkali resistance of N-spirocyclic cations with piperidine cations for poly(biphenyl piperidine) membranes

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Aquivion-based anion exchange membranes: Synthesis optimization via dispersant agents and reaction time

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Dense 1,2,4,5-tetramethylimidazolium-functionlized anion exchange membranes based on poly(aryl ether sulfone)s with high alkaline stability for water electrolysis

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 8165
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Chitosan-based anion exchange membranes for fuel cell application: Enhanced hydration & durability to dry-wet cycling

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Biomass-Based Anion Exchange Membranes Using Poly (Ionic Liquid) Filled Bacterial Cellulose with Superior Ionic Conductivity and Significantly Improved Strength

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Assessment of the FAA3‐50 Polymer Electrolyte for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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Polycyclic norbornene based anion-exchange membranes with high ionic conductivity and chemical stability

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Nanofiber‐based polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells

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Reinforced poly(dibenzyl-co-terphenyl piperidinium) membranes for highly durable anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis at 2 A cm−2 for 1000 h

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Highly Hydrophilic Zirconia Composite Anion Exchange Membrane for Water Electrolysis and Fuel Cells

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 11849
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Poly (ionic liquid) filled and cross-linked bacterial cellulose-based organic-inorganic composite anion exchange membrane with significantly improved ionic conductivity and mechanical strength

Mingjie Cao, Jiale Chu, Xiangjian Fan, Fei Wang, Jie Wang, Fan Cheng, Zushun Xu, Fuqiang Hu, Hai Liu and Chunli Gong

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Dithiol cross-linked polynorbornene-based anion-exchange membranes with high hydroxide conductivity and alkaline stability

Ting Wang, Yu Wang and Wei You

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Hydrogen Bond Network Assisted Ultrafast Ion Transport of Anion Exchange Membrane Grafting with Covalent Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Conversion

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An operationally broadened alkaline water electrolyser enabled by highly stable poly(oxindole biphenylene) ion-solvating membranes

Xu Hu, Bin Hu, Chengyuan Niu, Jin Yao, Min Liu, Huabing Tao, Yingda Huang, Shuanyan Kang, Kang Geng and Nanwen Li

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Promoting in-situ stability of hydroxide exchange membranes by thermally conductive network for durable water electrolysis

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Construction of reliable ion-conducting channels based on the perfluorinated anion-exchange membrane for high-performance pure-water-fed electrolysis

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Enhancing Water Absorption in Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Polymer Electrolyte Membranes by Reducing Chain Entanglement through Constrained Deswelling

Chang Jin Lee, Sang-Young Lee and Soonyong So

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2024, 6, 2823
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Novel π-π stacked poly(aryl-piperidine) anion exchange membranes with excellent stability for fuel cells

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Recent Progress in Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Valuable C2 Products

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Adv Materials Inter, 2023, 10
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Anisotropic polyphenylene-based anion-exchange membranes with flexible side-chains via click reaction for high-performance water electrolysis

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Effect of Hydrophobic Side Chain Length on Poly(carbazolyl terphenyl piperidinium) Anion Exchange Membranes

Zhi Hong Cai, Xue Lang Gao, Wei Ting Gao, Yvonne Shuen Lann Choo, Jia Jun Wang, Qiu Gen Zhang, Ai Mei Zhu and Qing Lin Liu

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 10165
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Highly ion-conductive anion exchange membranes with superior mechanical properties based on polymeric ionic liquid filled functionalized bacterial cellulose for alkaline fuel cells

Zhanghu Yu, Wen-Chin Tsen, Ting Qu, Fan Cheng, Fuqiang Hu, Hai Liu, Sheng Wen and Chunli Gong

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Oriented intergrowth of the catalyst layer in membrane electrode assembly for alkaline water electrolysis

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Development of advanced anion exchange membrane from the view of the performance of water electrolysis cell

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Facilitating Rapid OH−/H2O Transport in Anion Exchange Membranes via Ultra‐Stable Heteroatom‐Free Micropores

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Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer: Electrode Design, Lab-Scaled Testing System and Performance Evaluation

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Crosslinked Polynorbornene-Based Anion Exchange Membranes with Perfluorinated Branch Chains

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Comb‐shaped block poly(arylene ether sulfone ketone)s for anion exchange membranes

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Durable Multiblock Poly(biphenyl alkylene) Anion Exchange Membranes with Microphase Separation for Hydrogen Energy Conversion

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