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Tuning anhydrous proton conduction in single-ion polymers by crystalline ion channels

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  • Onnuri Kim

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Kyoungwook Kim

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • U. Hyeok Choi

    (Pukyong National University)

  • Moon Jeong Park

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
    Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

Abstract

The synthesis of high-conductivity solid-state electrolyte materials with eliminated polarization loss is a great challenge. Here we show a promising potential of single-ion block copolymers with crystalline protogenic channels as efficient proton conductors. Through the self-organization of zwitterion, imidazole, and polystyrene sulfonate with controlled dipolar interactions therein, the distance between neighboring proton donors and acceptors in ionic crystals, as well as the dipolar orientation in nanoscale ionic phases was precisely tuned. This allowed a markedly high static dielectric constant comparable to water and fast structural diffusion of protons with a low potential barrier for single-ion polymers. The optimized sample exhibited a high proton diffusion coefficient of 2.4 × 10–6 cm2 s–1 under anhydrous conditions at 90 °C.

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  • Onnuri Kim & Kyoungwook Kim & U. Hyeok Choi & Moon Jeong Park, 2018. "Tuning anhydrous proton conduction in single-ion polymers by crystalline ion channels," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-07503-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07503-4
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