Metastable ionic diodes derived from an amine-based polymer of intrinsic microporosity

Elena Madrid; Yuanyang Rong; Mariolino Carta; Neil B McKeown; Richard Malpass-Evans; Gary A Attard; Tomos J Clarke; Stuart H Taylor; Yi-Tao Long; Frank Marken

doi:10.1002/anie.201405755

Metastable ionic diodes derived from an amine-based polymer of intrinsic microporosity

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Sep 26;53(40):10751-4. doi: 10.1002/anie.201405755. Epub 2014 Aug 11.

Authors

Elena Madrid¹, Yuanyang Rong, Mariolino Carta, Neil B McKeown, Richard Malpass-Evans, Gary A Attard, Tomos J Clarke, Stuart H Taylor, Yi-Tao Long, Frank Marken

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY (UK).

PMID: 25113137
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201405755

Abstract

A highly rigid amine-based polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM), prepared by a polymerization reaction involving the formation of Tröger's base, is demonstrated to act as an ionic diode with electrolyte-dependent bistable switchable states.

Keywords: diodes; fuel cells; membranes; polymers.