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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Siwen LI, Atlanta, GA (US);
Meilin Liu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Qunhui Sun, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Wen LI, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Siwen Li, Atlanta, GA (US);
Meilin Liu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Qunhui Sun, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Wen Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A composition of matter comprises a polymer network, including silicon atoms and oxygen atoms, a first organic side-chain attached to at least some silicon atoms within the polymer network comprising a flexible linking group and a terminal group, the terminal group including at least one atom providing a lone pair of electrons. The composition of matter can be used to form a proton-conducting membrane. In illustrative examples, the polymer network can be an organic-inorganic hybrid network and the terminal group can includes a nitrogen-containing heterocycle.