PROTON POLYMERIC ELECTROLYTES - A REVIEW

The aim of this paper is to summarize recent studies on proton conducting solid polymeric electrolytes. These materials possess a series of important properties suitable for application in various electrochemical devices, such as humidity and hydrogen sensors, smart electrochromic windows, fuel cells and water electrolysers working at ambient temperatures. Studies of polymer protonic electrolytes began a few years ago and until now there is a limited number of papers devoted to fundamental research and applications of these systems. The lack of a review paper summarizing investigations carried out on these compounds prompted us to write this article. The review is based on our own results as well as on investigations described by other authors.