Proton Conducting Membranes with Molecular Self Assemblies and Ionic Channels for Efficient Proton Conduction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Result and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Experimental
4.1. Materials
4.2. Film or Membrane Formation on the Substrate
4.3. Proton (Anhydrous) Conductivity Measurements
4.4. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
2DWAXS | 2-Dimensional Wide Angle Scatterings |
TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
FT-IR | Fourier-transform infrared |
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Molecular Wires | Anhydrous Proton Conductivity | Activation Energy (Ea) | |
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1 | Pure compound 1 | 8 × 10−7 S/cm | 0.34 eV |
2 | Compound 1/Pyrazole | 2 × 10−3 S/cm | 0.12 eV |
3 | Compound 1/Triazole | 1 × 10−3 S/cm | 0.41 eV |
4 | Compound 1/Benzimidazole | 5 × 10−2 S/cm | 0.51 eV |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKumar, Avneesh, and Dong Wook Chang. 2022. "Proton Conducting Membranes with Molecular Self Assemblies and Ionic Channels for Efficient Proton Conduction" Membranes 12, no. 12: 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12121174