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Elucidation of proton diffusion mechanisms by solid-state NMR
- Proton diffusion measurements in inorganic solid acid salts (potential solid electrolytes in fuel cells) containing no water -


Fast proton-conductive materials containing no water are promising in application to solid electrolytes in fuel cells. Some inorganic solid acid salts show high proton conductivity. We have studied proton dynamics in CsHSO4 by means of 1H solid-state NMR. The proton mean residence times are determined, which can well explain the macroscopic electric conductivity, as shown in Fig. 1. Proton transfer between two neighboring SO4 tetrahedra takes place much more easily than the reorientation of the SO4 tetrahedra in both the room-temperature phase and the high-temperature phase. Thus, the SO4 reorientation limits the rate of the proton transport.

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Fig. Proton conductivity estimated from NMR results.

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