An advanced organic-inorganic polymer composite membranes are synthesized to enhance chemical stability for the application of unitized regenerative fuel cells (URFCs). In order to improve chemical stability of polymer membrane, organic polymer is composed with inorganic materials for long-term operation of URFC. By addition of inorganic polymer, chemical stability of polymer membrane has highly increased. However, higher concentration of inorganic particles may lead to brittleness in polymer membrane. Therefore, the optimization of inorganic materials in polymer membrane is a crucial for the preparation of polymer membrane with high chemical stability in URFC.

An advanced organic-inorganic composite membrane is investigated to enhance mechanical and chemical stability of membrane for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). In order to improve chemical and mechanical stability of membrane, organic polymer is composed with inorganic material for VRFB. The inorganic material can be used as anti-oxidant for improving membrane chemical stability during long-term operation of VRFB. However, higher concentration of inorganic particles increased the hydrophobicity which may make membranes brittle. Therefore, the optimization of inorganic materials in polymer membrane is carried out for the application VRFB.

Development of high temperature polymer electrolyte membranes (HT-PEM) in the fuel cell vehicles is investigated in this study. At first, the issues in HT-PEM mainly are dealt with the limitation of fluorinated and sulfonated membranes. Perovskite oxide-type structures functionalized with ligands via coordination chemistry are also emphasized in this study. Potential features of these membranes, including high proton conductivity, hydration of the membranes, and relatively low cost are discussed. The drawbacks of membranes modified with various organic and inorganic materials are also emphasized. The possibility of achieving significant increases in the proton transfer, and hydration of perovskite oxide–organic polymer membranes for use above 100℃ is deeply discussed. Modification of HT-PEM may confer remarkable properties for vehicles with environment friendly.