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T1 - Variable temperature proton conductivity of mesoporous titanium oxides doped with naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde resin
AU - Turley, Jonathan P.
AU - Romer, Frederik
AU - Trudeau, Michel L.
AU - Dias, Marcos L.
AU - Smith, Mark E.
AU - Hanna, John V.
AU - Antonelli, David M.
PY - 2014/5/15
Y1 - 2014/5/15
N2 - In this report we attempt to synthesize materials resistant to dehydration by exploiting the interaction of sulfonate groups with the hydrophilic surfaces of the inner pore walls of mesoporous titanium oxides to form channels for proton conduction. Thus, six mesoporous titanium oxide composites of naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde (NSF) were synthesised, fully characterised and formed into pellets for potentiostatic impedance measurements. The most promising sample, a NSF composite of mesoporous TiO2 (mTiO2), displays a proton conductivity of 1.837 mS cm−1 at 100 °C surpassing that of a pellet of Nafion 117 constructed as a reference under the same conditions (1.143 mS cm−1). This material also has greater conductivity than pure hydrated NSF (0.122 mS cm−1), confirming a synergistic interaction between the NSF and the oxide mesostructure in the proton conductivity mechanism. Both 1H and 13C solid state NMR studies of the NSF material and the mTiO2–NSF composites demonstrate that the oligomeric nature of the NSF is preserved while in contact with the mTiO2 surface, thus facilitating conductivity.
AB - In this report we attempt to synthesize materials resistant to dehydration by exploiting the interaction of sulfonate groups with the hydrophilic surfaces of the inner pore walls of mesoporous titanium oxides to form channels for proton conduction. Thus, six mesoporous titanium oxide composites of naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde (NSF) were synthesised, fully characterised and formed into pellets for potentiostatic impedance measurements. The most promising sample, a NSF composite of mesoporous TiO2 (mTiO2), displays a proton conductivity of 1.837 mS cm−1 at 100 °C surpassing that of a pellet of Nafion 117 constructed as a reference under the same conditions (1.143 mS cm−1). This material also has greater conductivity than pure hydrated NSF (0.122 mS cm−1), confirming a synergistic interaction between the NSF and the oxide mesostructure in the proton conductivity mechanism. Both 1H and 13C solid state NMR studies of the NSF material and the mTiO2–NSF composites demonstrate that the oligomeric nature of the NSF is preserved while in contact with the mTiO2 surface, thus facilitating conductivity.
KW - Mesoporous materials
KW - Naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde
KW - Impedance spectroscopy
KW - Proton conductivity
U2 - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.02.022
DO - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.02.022
M3 - Journal article
VL - 190
SP - 284
EP - 291
JO - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
JF - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
SN - 1387-1811
ER -