Enhancement of ‘dry’ proton conductivity by self-assembled nanochannels in all-solid polyelectrolytes Shah, Azhar Hussain, Li, Jiaye, Yang, Hengrui, Ali Rana, Usman, Ranganathan, Vijayaraghavan, Siddigi, Humaira M., MacFarlane, Douglas R., Forsyth, Maria and Zhu, Haijin 2016, Enhancement of ‘dry’ proton conductivity by self-assembled nanochannels in all-solid polyelectrolytes, Journal of material chemistry A, vol. 4, no. 20, pp. 7615-7623, doi: 10.1039/C6TA00368K. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Enhancement of ‘dry’ proton conductivity by self-assembled nanochannels in all-solid polyelectrolytes Author(s) Shah, Azhar Hussain Li, Jiaye Yang, Hengrui Ali Rana, Usman Ranganathan, Vijayaraghavan Siddigi, Humaira M. MacFarlane, Douglas R. Forsyth, Maria orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8105 Zhu, Haijin orcid.org/0000-0001-6352-7633 Journal name Journal of material chemistry A Volume number 4 Issue number 20 Start page 7615 End page 7623 Total pages 9 Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 2050-7488 2050-7496 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Physical Energy & Fuels Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Chemistry Materials Science POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES SPIN-DIFFUSION HETEROGENEOUS POLYMERS TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR PLASTIC CRYSTAL DOMAIN SIZES FUEL-CELLS STATE NMR TEMPERATURE ACID Summary Proton transport has been recognized as an essential process in many biological systems, as well as electrochemical devices including fuel cells and redox flow batteries. In the present study, we address the pressing need for solvent-free proton conducting polymer electrolytes for high-temperature PEM fuel cell applications by developing a novel all-solid polyelectrolyte membrane with a self-assembled proton-channel structure. We show that this self-assembled nanostructure endows the material with exciting ‘dry’ proton conductivity at elevated temperatures, as high as 0.3 mS cm−1 at 120 °C, making it an attractive candidate for high-temperature PEM fuel cell applications. Based on the combined investigation of solid-state NMR, FTIR and conductivity measurements, we propose that both molecular design and nano-scale structures are essential for obtaining highly conductive anhydrous proton conductors. Language eng DOI 10.1039/C6TA00368K Field of Research 030304 Physical Chemistry of Materials 030604 Electrochemistry Socio Economic Objective 850401 Fuel Cells (excl. Solid Oxide) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Royal Society of Chemistry Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30083133 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Institute for Frontier Materials Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 29 Apr 2016, 11:35:20 EST Sat, 30 Apr 2016, 05:01:19 EST Tue, 24 May 2016, 06:07:12 EST Wed, 08 Jun 2016, 09:29:06 EST Wed, 08 Jun 2016, 09:37:58 EST Mon, 18 Jul 2016, 16:06:17 EST Tue, 26 Jul 2016, 12:53:32 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 15:11:31 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:58:17 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 98 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 29 Apr 2016, 11:35:20 EST

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