Origin of the Temperature Dependence of Proton Conductivity in Phosphate Glass Prepared by Alkali-Proton Substitution Technique

Tomohiro Ishiyama, Takuya Yamaguchi, Junji Nishii, Toshiharu Yamashita, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Takahisa Omata

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Abstract

The temperature dependence of proton conductivity in 36HO1/2-4NbO5/2-2BaO-4LaO3/2-4GeO2-1BO3/2-49PO5/2 glasses prepared through the alkali-proton substitution method was investigated in this study. The activation energy of proton conduction, Ea, was found to exhibit an non-Arrhenius type temperature dependence. The origin of the temperature dependence of the proton conductivity caused by thermal expansion of the glass structure was discussed in terms of the effect of changes in the local environment surrounding the protons. These changes were elucidated using Raman spectroscopy, 1H- and 31P-NMR, infrared spectroscopy, and molecular modeling. Because protons form O-H bonds, they are sensitive to changes in the distance between two oxygen atoms, which affects the strength of the hydrogen bond, and concluded that there is a temperature dependence as observed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number034517
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume169
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Mar

Keywords

  • Fuel Cells
  • glass structure
  • hydrogen bond
  • phosphate glass
  • proton conductivity
  • thermal expansion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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