Proton electrical conductivity mechanisms

Despite this enormous viscosity, fused H3PO4 (and D3PO4) conduct electricity extremely well and this has been shown to arise from extensive self-ionization (autoprotolysis) coupled with a proton-switch conduction mechanism for the... 

H2SO4.Z2H2O, are known with = 1, 2, 3, 4 (mps 8.5", -39.5". -36.4" and -28.3% respectively). Other compounds in the H2O/SO3 system are H2S2O7 (mp 36") and H2S4O13 (mp 4"). Anhydrous H2SO4 is a remarkable compound with an unusually high dielectric constant, and a very high electrical conductivity which results from the ionic self-dissociation (autoprotolysis) of the compound coupled with a proton-switch mechanism for the rapid... 

Theory suggests that the electrical conductance A exhibits an anomalous contribution A oc f . With regard to the critical exponent 0, one may think of several scenarios. Scaling behavior with 0 = 1 — a is expected for short-range fluctuations [127] and also for a proton-hopping mechanism [128]. A... 

Molecular reorientations at Bjerrum fault sites are responsible for the dielectric properties of ice. A second type of fault (proton jumps from one molecule to a neighbor) accounts for the electrical conductivity of ice, but cannot account for the high dielectric constant of ice. Further discussion of such ice faults is provided by Franks (1973), Franks and Reid (1973), Onsager and Runnels (1969), and Geil et al. (2005), who note that interstitial migration is a likely self-diffusion mechanism. 

Short-lived organic radicals, electron spin resonance studies of, 5, 53 Small-ring hydrocarbons, gas-phase pyrolysis of, 4, 147 Solid state, tautomerism in the, 32, 129 Solid-state chemistry, topochemical phenomena in, 15, 63 Solids, organic, electrical conduction in, 16, 159 Solutions, reactions in, entropies of activation and mechanisms, 1, 1 Solvation and protonation in strong aqueous acids, 13, 83 Solvent effects, reaction coordinates, and reorganization energies on nucleophilic substitution reactions in aqueous solution, 38, 161 Solvent, protic and dipolar aprotic, rates of bimolecular substitution-reactions in,... 

In spite of the high ionic conductivity, there is no guarantee that the IL can transport the desired ions such as metal ions or protons. It is therefore important to analyze the ion transport properties in ILs. The ion conduction mechanism in ILs is different from that in molecular solvents. The ionic conductivity is generally coupled to carrier ion migration and ionic conductivity (a) correlates to diffusion coefficient (D) according to the Nernst-Einstein equation (see Eq. (3.10)) where n and q imply the number of carrier ions and electric charge, respectively. R, T, and F stand for the gas constant, the temperature in K, and the Faraday constant, respectively. 

Abstract. Nanopowders of nonstoichiometric tungsten oxides were synthesized by method of electric explosion of conductors (EEC). Their electronic and atomic structures were explored by XPS and TEM methods. It was determined that mean size of nanoparticles is d=10-35 nm, their composition corresponds to protonated nonstoichiometric hydrous tungsten oxide W02.9i (OH)o.o9, there is crystalline hydrate phase on the nanoparticles surface. After anneal a content of OH-groups on the surface of nonstoichiometric samples is higher than on the stoichiometric ones. High sensitivity of the hydrogen sensor based on WO2.9r(OH)0.09 at 293 K can be connected with forming of proton conductivity mechanism. 

The electrolyte membrane presents critical materials issues such as high protonic conductivity over a wide relative humidity (RH) range, low electrical conductivity, low gas permeability, particularly for H2 and O2, and good mechanical properties under wet-dry and temperature cycles has stable chemical properties under fuel cell oxidation conditions and quick start-up capability even at subfreezing temperatures and is low cost. Polyperfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) and derivatives are the current first-choice materials. A key challenge is to produce this material in very thin form to reduce ohmic losses and material cost. PFSA ionomer has low dimensional stability and swells in the presence of water. These properties lead to poor mechanical properties and crack growth. 

The heart of a fuel cell is the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). In the simplest form, the electrode component of the MEA would consist of a thin film containing a highly dispersed nanoparticle platinum catalyst. This catalyst layer is in good contact with the ionomeric membrane, which serves as the reactant gas separator and electrolyte in this cell. The membrane is about 25-100 p,m thick. The MEA then consists of an ionomeric membrane with thin catalyst layers bonded on each side. Porous and electrically conducting carbon paper/cloth current collectors act as gas distributors (Figure 27.1). Since ohmic losses occur within the ionomeric membrane, it is important to maximize the proton conductivity of the membrane, without sacrificing the mechanical and chemical stability. 

The interaction of protein with water is also an important consideration because the electrical conductivity of the adsorbed protein layer depends on the mechanism of charge transfer. The conduction in proteins with low water content is electronic, whereas at higher water contents it is protonic and/or due to small inorganic ions (35, 36). Water is considered (37) to exist in two structural forms clusters (ordered) formed by hydrogen bonds, and free unbounded water (monomeric). Any factors, such as temperature, that favor monomeric water tend to increase the protein s catalytic activity, and factors favoring cluster formation tend to decrease catalytic activity. In addition, increased catalytic activity is probably related to increased binding properties to foreign surfaces. 

It is thus clear that neither orientational defects nor ion states can by themselves account for static electrical conductivity. Instead equal currents, measured in terms of the number of defects transported, must be carried by each mechanism so as to maintain the polarization of the ice structure at its equilibrium value. When both an orientational defect and an ion state move through the crystal in this way, leaving it in its original state, the total charge transported is that of a single proton, e. Thus the effective charges + of orientational defects and + of ion states are related by... 

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