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dc.contributor.authorLamb, K.
dc.contributor.authorMole, R.
dc.contributor.authorYu, D.
dc.contributor.authorDe Marco, Roland
dc.contributor.authorBartlett, J.
dc.contributor.authorWindsor, S.
dc.contributor.authorJiang, San Ping
dc.contributor.authorZhang, J.
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, V.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T04:18:21Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T04:18:21Z
dc.date.created2019-02-19T03:58:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationLamb, K. and Mole, R. and Yu, D. and De Marco, R. and Bartlett, J. and Windsor, S. and Jiang, S.P. et al. 2017. Proton dynamics in phosphotungstic acid impregnated mesoporous silica proton exchange membrane materials. Green Energy and Environment. 2 (3): pp. 294-301.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74877
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gee.2017.06.007
dc.description.abstract

Phosphotungstic acid is an excellent proton conductor that can be incorporated into porous supports, and nanocomposite proton exchange membrane materials made from mesoporous silica impregnated with phosphotungstic acid have been suggested for use in fuels cells operating > 100 °C. In this work, quasielastic neutron scattering was used to study proton self-diffusion in mesoporous disordered and P6mm symmetry silica impregnated with two concentrations of phosphotungstic acid. Overall, the silica structure had a significantly greater effect on proton conduction and diffusion than phosphotungstic acid concentration, with higher proton conduction occurring for the P6mm symmetry silica samples. Quasielastic neutron scattering revealed two populations of protons diffusing through each sample, and that proton conduction is limited by the slower of these populations, which diffuse via a jump-diffusion mechanism. Whilst the fundamental jump-diffusion mechanism by which these slower protons moved was found to be similar for both silica supports and phosphotungstic acid concentrations, the faster diffusion occurring in P6mm structured silica arises from a lower residence time of protons moving between sites in the jump-diffusion model, suggesting a lower energy barrier.

dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleProton dynamics in phosphotungstic acid impregnated mesoporous silica proton exchange membrane materials
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume2
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage294
dcterms.source.endPage301
dcterms.source.issn2096-2797
dcterms.source.titleGreen Energy and Environment
curtin.departmentFuels and Energy Technology Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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