ABSTRACT
This chapter covers the topic of proton, alcohol, and water
transport mechanism, and the rational design of proton electrolyte
membranes (PEMs). In the first section, we give a brief background
description of PEMs. And then, we discuss the types of PEMs. In the
third section, the proton, alcohol, and water transport mechanisms
is discussed and design procedure of PEMs is proposed. In the
fourth section, we give an example of rational design of PEMs,
including the study of transport characteristics, the screen and
choice of functional groups, and the proof-of-concept experiments.
In the last section, we summarize the major points covered in the
chapter.
