Protonic Conduction of Partially-Substituted CsH2PO4 and the Applicability in Electrochemical Devices
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results
3.1. Structural Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Characterization
3.3. Fuel Cell Measurements
3.4. Electrolysis Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | Nomenclature |
---|---|
CsH2PO4 | Cs |
(CsH2PO4)0.8(BaHPO4)0.2 | Ba |
(CsH2PO4)0.8(RbH2PO4)0.2 | Rb |
(CsH2PO4)0.8(HSO4)0.2 | S |
(CsH2PO4)0.8(HMoO4)0.2 | Mo |
(CsH2PO4)0.8(HWO4)0.2 | W |
Compound | Eact (T < 230 °C) (eV) | Eact (T > 230 °C) (eV) |
---|---|---|
Cs | 1.26 | 0.65 |
Mo | 0.61 | 0.19 |
S | 0.42 | 0.42 |
W | 0.93 | 0.25 |
Rb | 1.44 | 0.92 |
Ba | 0.69 | 0.38 |
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Navarrete, L.; Andrio, A.; Escolástico, S.; Moya, S.; Compañ, V.; Serra, J.M. Protonic Conduction of Partially-Substituted CsH2PO4 and the Applicability in Electrochemical Devices. Membranes 2019, 9, 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9040049
Navarrete L, Andrio A, Escolástico S, Moya S, Compañ V, Serra JM. Protonic Conduction of Partially-Substituted CsH2PO4 and the Applicability in Electrochemical Devices. Membranes. 2019; 9(4):49. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9040049
Chicago/Turabian StyleNavarrete, Laura, Andreu Andrio, Sonia Escolástico, Sergio Moya, Vicente Compañ, and José M. Serra. 2019. "Protonic Conduction of Partially-Substituted CsH2PO4 and the Applicability in Electrochemical Devices" Membranes 9, no. 4: 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9040049
APA StyleNavarrete, L., Andrio, A., Escolástico, S., Moya, S., Compañ, V., & Serra, J. M. (2019). Protonic Conduction of Partially-Substituted CsH2PO4 and the Applicability in Electrochemical Devices. Membranes, 9(4), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9040049