Ionic Conducting Organic and Inorganic Materials

The aim of this work is studying various organic and inorganic ion-conducting materials used for electrochemical devices (such as fuel cells and micro-batteries). The objective was to obtain ionic conducting polymers with excellent mechanical properties and good ionic conductivity. We focused mainly on aromatic polymers which are known to exhibit high mechanical stability. Two main lines have been followed: 1) Synthesis of precursors used for the electrochemical deposition of polymeric electrolytes for microdevices (micro batteries and microfuel cells). 2) Synthesis of composite membranes using inorganic particles as fillers to improve the performance of anion exchange membranes (AEM). The objective was to obtain ionic conducting polymers with excellent mechanical properties and good ionic conductivity. In this work we focused mainly on aromatic polymers which are known to exhibit high mechanical stability.