1. High proton conductivity of water channels in a highly ordered nanowire
- Author
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Hong Wang, Hai-Feng Ji, X. Xu, N. K. R. Dandala, and Noah M. Johnson
- Subjects
Materials science ,Fabrication ,Proton ,Molecular Structure ,Nanowires ,Triazines ,Nanowire ,Tricarboxylic Acids ,Water ,Nanotechnology ,General Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Conductivity ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Proton transport ,Trimesic acid ,Self-assembly ,Protons ,Melamine - Abstract
A proton-conductive material based on a crystalline assembly of trimesic acid and melamine (TMA⋅M, see picture) is reported. Because of the ordered structure of the assembly, the water-saturated proton conductivity for the TMA⋅M assembly is 5.5 S cm(-1) , which is the highest proton conductivity measured to date. This exceptionally high conductivity and low-cost fabrication of the material make applications feasible for fuel-cell devices.
- Published
- 2011