Solid State Proton Conductors – Properties and Applications in Fuel Cells PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS IN FUEL CELLS

Proton conduction can be found in many different solid materials, from organic polymers at room temperature to inorganic oxides at high temperature. Solid state proton conductors are of central interest for many technological innovations, including hydrogen and humidity sensors, membranes for water electrolyzers and, most importantly, for high-efficiency electrochemical energy conversion in fuel cells.

Focusing on fundamentals and physico-chemical properties of solid state proton conductors, topics covered include:
* Morphology and Structure of Solid Acids
* Diffusion in Solid Proton Conductors by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
* Structure and Diffusivity by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering
* Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy
* Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Proton-Conducting Polymers
* Ab initio Modeling of Transport and Structure
* Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acids
* Proton-Conducting Aromatic Polymers
* Inorganic Solid Proton Conductors

Uniquely combining both organic (polymeric) and inorganic proton conductors, Solid State Proton Conductors: Properties and Applications in Fuel Cells provides a complete treatment of research on proton-conducting materials.

Higher ionic conductivity, better mechanical strength, lower cost, and improved durability of proton conducting materials are all important issues to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell technology. The book describes both inorganic and organic (polymeric) proton conductors, their properties and their applications in fuel cells. Tentative TOC: Microstructural properties: SEM, NMR, IR and Raman, Small-angle scattering Thermodynamic properties: Phase transitions, Mass transport, Models Mechanical properties: Tensile tests, Viscoelastic properties Electrical properties: Fluorinated polymers, Aromatic polymers, Inorganic proton conductors Applications in fuel cells: Fuel cell electrodes, Fuel cell technology

Proton conduction can be found in many different solid materials, from organic polymers at room temperature to inorganic oxides at high temperature. Solid state proton conductors are of central interest for many technological innovations, including hydrogen and humidity sensors, membranes for water electrolyzers and, most importantly, for high-efficiency electrochemical energy conversion in fuel cells. Focusing on fundamentals and physico-chemical properties of solid state proton conductors, topics covered include: Morphology and Structure of Solid Acids Diffusion in Solid Proton Conductors by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Structure and Diffusivity by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Proton-Conducting Polymers Ab initio Modeling of Transport and Structure Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acids Proton-Conducting Aromatic Polymers Inorganic Solid Proton Conductors Uniquely combining both organic (polymeric) and inorganic proton conductors, Solid State Proton Conductors: Properties and Applications in Fuel Cells provides a complete treatment of research on proton-conducting materials.