Thioether-based sulfonated polytriazoles appended with phosphine oxide moieties with enhanced oxidative stability for PEMFC applications

Bholanath Ghanti, Amit Suhag, Sujay Chattopadhyay and Susanta Banerjee

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 28604
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Hydrogen bond network assisted rapid proton transport of proton exchange membranes modified with heteropoly blue for hydrogen conversion

Zhimei Zhang, Xiangwei Li, Rou Li, Zhen Li, Yiman Gu, Kuirong Feng, Jiayao Yang, Hongqi Liang, Na Li, Yuchao Wang and Zhe Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167161
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Ionic cross-linked polyarylene membranes by copolymerization for proton exchange membranes at 30–200 °C

Jiayu Guan, Huiting Yu, Xi Sun, Jifu Zheng, Yuxuan Sun, Guorui Qin, Shenghai Li and Suobo Zhang

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 728, 124139
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124139

Tröger’s base-based cross-linker for suppressing acid leaching and enhancing durability of high-temperature polymer electrolyte membranes

Jiapeng Yang, Jinyu Guan, Xuting Ma, Wenlong Xu, Chukun Zheng, Yuange Cao, Wanzhen Wu, Xianfeng Guan, Shuyu Zhang and Shuang Wang

Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2026, 247, 112004
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Constructing a Highly Cross-Linked Hydrogen Network by Integrating Poly(4,4′-diphenylether-5,5′-benzimidazole) with Phosphoric Acid-Modified COFs

Siyu Liu, Songbo Nan, Qinchen Zhang, Shuyan He, Tianxin Zhao, Yang Zhang and Ronghuan He

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2026, 18, 26402
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Multidimensional cross-linked poly (p-terphenyl pyridine) high-temperature proton exchange membrane materials with oxidation-resistant spare cyano groups

Songbo Nan, Yin Qiao, Shuo Qiu, Siyu Liu, Tianxin Zhao, Shunqiang Ding and Ronghuan He

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 742, 125127
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125127

Poly(dibenzothiophene methylimidazole oxindole) copolymer membranes with multiple hydrogen-bonding sites for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Meichen Zhang, Yao Lu, Lele Wang, Peiru Lv and Jingshuai Yang

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 111752
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111752

Dual quaternary ammonium flexible octadecane crosslinked poly(2,2’-(1,4-naphthalene)-5,5′-bibenzimidazole) and its performance evaluation for using as an electrolyte in electrochemical cells

Songbo Nan, Qinchen Zhang, Yang Zhang, Shuyan He, Siyu Liu, Yunhao Wang and Ronghuan He

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 734, 124387
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124387

Preparation of high-performance high-temperature proton exchange membranes with a core-shell structure via in situ photo-crosslinking

Linjian Sang, Qian Wang, Panlong Zhou, Heguo Han, Jiayu Guan, Jianhang Qiu, Xi Sun, Hang Zhang, Yuxuan Sun, Guorui Qin, Jifu Zheng, Shenghai Li and Suobo Zhang

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 755, 125713
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125713

Proton donor-acceptor dual-function imidazole cores enable high-performance branched high-temperature proton exchange membranes

Tianqi Yang, Xiaofei Ye, Yi Tang, Weiyi Jin, Guodong Fan, Yiming Sun, Yicheng Dong, Yuhui Wen, Xiangdong Zhang and Chenliang Gong

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 741, 125042
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.125042

Strong and Tough Polyamide‐6 Fiber Achieved Through Incorporation of Woven Cross‐Links

Hao Liu, Yifan Ke, Wanjing Zhang, Zexu Hu, Yi Jiang and Meifang Zhu

Adv Materials Technologies, 2026, 11
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202502289

Proton direct transport channels incorporated with protonated porphyrin hyper-crosslinked structures for high proton conductivity HT-PEMs

Haoran Chen, Yiming Xiao, Yifang Gao, Yilin Wang, Weixia Zhou, Guiying Tian, Lei Zhang, Penggao Cheng and Na Tang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 500, 157550
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.157550

Triazine containing additional N sites to prepare branched poly(terphenyl piperidine) membranes for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Yan-Hong Shen, Meng-Long Liu, Zhe-Yu Mao, Tao Zhou, Xu Han, Ying-Yu Song, Yong Wu, Ying Gao and Wen-Wen He

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 731, 124238
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124238

Electric Conductivity Transitions of Water-Absorbable Polybenzimidazole Films

Kaito Watanabe, Junko Ikeda, Xianzhu Zhong, Jiabei Zhou, Tatsuo Kaneko, Mika Kawai and Tetsu Mitsumata

Polymers, 2025, 17, 167
DOI: 10.3390/polym17020167

π-Conjugated dibenzothiophene -containing poly(arylene ethylimidazole) copolymers for HT-PEMFCs

Jianan Su, Qi Liao, Lei Li, Lili Sui, Jingshuai Yang and Jin Wang

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 736, 124627
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124627

Triple-synergy Strategy for High-phosphorus-retention High-temperature Proton Exchange Membranes at 40–160 °C for Fuel Cell

Linjian Sang, Qian Wang, Panlong Zhou, Heguo Han, Jianhang Qiu, Xi Sun, Hang Zhang, Guorui Qin, Jifu Zheng, Shenghai Li and Suobo Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 539, 177010
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.177010

A triazine containing crosslinker to facilely fabricate high -performance high temperature proton exchange membrane

Jiaqi Ji, Yi Tang, Tianqi Yang, Miao Tong, Weiyi Jin, Guodong Fan, Yicheng Dong, Yiming Sun, Xiangdong Zhang, Shujiang Zhang and Chenliang Gong

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 748, 125343
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125343

Phosphoric acid doped high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane for stable fuel cell operation over a wide temperature range by incorporating branched units

Binghui Liu, Tong Mu, Qian Liu, Yang Pang, Jiaqi Lou, Jianying Cao and Chengji Zhao

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 733, 124327
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124327

A Review on Polymer Design and Modification Strategies for Nonfluorinated Proton Exchange Membranes: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

Ellis van Keulen, Sharin J. M. C. Bouwman, Sam Pikavet and Akbar Asadi Tashvigh

Energy Fuels, 2026, 40, 6606
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c06537

Patterned Ion‐Pair Membrane for High‐Temperature Proton‐Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Sanghyeok Lee, Songi Oh, Sohee Kim, Jinyeong Lee, Wonhyeong Lee, Katie Heeyum Lim, Ji‐Hoon Jang and Segeun Jang

Small Structures, 2025, 6
DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400430

Di-piperidine crosslinked poly(terphenyl piperidine) with enhanced proton conductivity in high-temperature proton exchange membranes

Yan-Hong Shen, Meng-Long Liu, Wen-Wen He, Tao Zhou, Ying-Yu Song, Wei Guo, Jia-Liang Liu, Ying Gao and Yong Wu

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 753, 125652
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125652

Quaternary Ammonium Groups Modified Cross-linked Polybenzimidazole for Catalyst Slurry and Proton Exchange Membranes in Fuel Cell

Yaohu Li, Wenbo Lou and Hongfei Pan

J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit., 2026, 41, 285
DOI: 10.1007/s11595-026-3247-4

Localized covalent crosslinking of poly(p-terphenyl pyridine) by radial 1,3,5-tricarbazolylbenzenes for preparation of high-temperature proton exchange membranes

Songbo Nan, Yang Zhang, Shuo Qiu, Shunqiang Ding, Qinchen Zhang, Siyu Liu and Ronghuan He

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 738, 124748
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124748

Branched poly(terphenyl trifluoroacetophenone piperidone) membranes with dual-proton conductor assist for enhancing fuel cell performance operation in high-temperature

Yeyang Li, Zhipeng Xu, Wenhui Shi, Meng Wang, Zhihao Lin, Daohui He, Yangke Pan, Junbin Liao, Edison Huixiang Ang and Jiangnan Shen

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 727, 124127
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124127

Quaternized poly(aryl imidazolium) containing bulky binaphthyl group as proton exchange membrane for high-temperature fuel cells

Tiegen Guo, Yixin Wang, Ge Chao, Xiaowei Zhou, Erqiang Yang, Zixin Lv, Jiajun Zheng, Kang Geng and Nanwen Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 500, 157164
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.157164

Porous polybenzimidazole membrane with enhanced phosphoric acid retention derived from incorporation of confined metal organic frameworks for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Yaohu Li, Shiying Tu, Guoliang Liu, Hongfei Pan, Yun Jia, Wenbo Lou, Haolin Tang and Haining Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 531, 174101
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.174101

Low phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole with excellent proton conductivity and long-term stability for fuel cell applications

Chukun Zheng, Jinyu Guan, Xuting Ma, Wenlong Xu, Jiapeng Yang, Yuange Cao and Shuang Wang

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 738, 124803
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124803

Microphase-separated polybenzimidazole membranes with quaternized polymeric ionic liquid for high-performance and durable HT-PEMs

Di Yu, Xianfeng Guan, Xiaodong Wei, Wanzhen Wu, Shuyu Zhang, Guangpeng Ma, Xinpu Zhou, Cuicui Li, Jiapeng Yang, Yu Luo and Shuang Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 537, 176425
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.176425