ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Investigating the solubility mechanism of novel ion exchange membrane in aqueous solutions

Abstract: Membranes with fast and selective ion transport are widely used for water purification and energy conversion and storage devices. Despite various improvements, it remains challenging to design cost-effective, easily processable ion conductive membranes with well-defined pore architectures. We have recently developed a new generation of ion conducting membranes with superior performance to the current gold standard, Nafion. However aqueous stability limits practical device use. It is therefore pressing to reveal the structural changes upon water vs salt solution swelling of these new chemistries to help direct future designs that can overcome these issues. A combined Nimrod/Zoom experiment will provide structural information across a wide size scale to help this endeavour.

Public release date: 30 September 2026

Local Contact: Dr Tom Headen
Experimenter: Dr Fabrizia Foglia
Experimenter: Dr Anqi Wang
Experimenter: Dr Keenan Smith

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2320280-1

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2320280

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2320280

Part Number: 1

Date of Experiment: 27 September 2023

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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