Provided is a solid polymer electrolyte having increased heat resistance and high proton conductivity and a proton conductive membrane composed of the electrolyte. Also provided is a copolymer having a sulfonic acid group. The copolymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula (1):
(in the formula, Y denotes at least one kind of structure selected from the group consisting of -CO-, -SO2-, -SO-, - CONH-, -COO-, -(CF2)1- (1 is an integer of 1 to 10), and - C(CF3)2-; W denotes at least one kind of structure selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, -CO-, -SO2-, -SO-, -CONH-, -COO-, -(CF2)1- (l is an integer of 1 to 10), - C(CF3)2-, -O-, and -S-; Z denotes a direct bond or at least one kind of structure selected from the group consisting of - (CH2)1- (1 is an integer of 1 to 10), -C(CH3)2-, -O-, -S-, - CO-, and -SO2-; R30 denotes a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a substituent represented by -SO3H, -O(CH2)hSO3H, or -O(CF2)hSO3H (h is an integer of 1 to 12); p is an integer of 0 to 10; q is an integer of 0 to 10; r is an integer of 1 to 5; and k is an integer of 0 to 4).
                            本发明提供了一种具有更高的耐热性和高质子传导性的固体聚合物电解质,以及由该电解质组成的质子传导膜。还提供了一种具有
磺酸基团的共聚物。该共聚物包括由式(1)表示的重复单元:
(式中,Y 表示至少一种选自-CO-、-SO2-、-SO-、-CONH-、-COO-、-(
CF2)1-(1 为 1 至 10 的整数)和-C(
CF3)2- 所组成的组的结构;W 表示至少一种结构,选自由直接键、-CO-、-SO2-、-SO-、-CONH-、-COO-、-(
CF2)1-(1 为 1 至 10 的整数)、-C(   )2-、-O- 和-S-组成的组;Z 表示直接键或至少一种选自以下结构的结构:- (
CH2)1- (1 为 1 至 10 的整数)、-C(
CH3)2-、-O-、-S-、-CO- 和 -SO2-;R30 表示具有由-SO3H、-O(   )hSO3H 或 -O(
CF2)hSO3H(h 为 1 至 12 的整数)代表的取代基的含氮芳环;p 为 0 至 10 的整数;q 为 0 至 10 的整数;r 为 1 至 5 的整数;k 为 0 至 4 的整数)。