Fast protonic conductivity in crystalline benzenehexasulfonic acid hydrates

Evgeny M. Garanin; Yuriy V. Tolmachev; Scott D. Bunge; Anatoly K. Khitrin; Alexander N. Turanov; Andrey Malkovskiy; Alexei P. Sokolov

doi:10.1007/s10008-010-1094-9

Fast protonic conductivity in crystalline benzenehexasulfonic acid hydrates

Evgeny M. Garanin, Yuriy V. Tolmachev, Scott D. Bunge, Anatoly K. Khitrin, Alexander N. Turanov, Andrey Malkovskiy, Alexei P. Sokolov

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We report on the crystal structures of two hydrates of benzenehexasulfonic acid, its water sorption isotherm, temperature- and humidity-dependent conductivity, along with ¹H NMR studies. At comparable humidities and temperatures, this crystalline material shows conductivity similar to Nafion, which conducts protons via liquid water channels. We believe that the presented discovery of fast protonic conductivity in benzenehexasulfonic acid at low humidities is encouraging for further efforts in developing highly sulfonated polymers as membranes for fuel cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-560
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-010-1094-9
State	Published - Mar 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fast protonic conductivity
Humidity
NMR
Proton conductor
Sulfonic acid
Zundel ion

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Fast protonic conductivity in crystalline benzenehexasulfonic acid hydrates

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