Fast proton-conducting ceramic membranes derived from ferroxane nanoparticle-precursors as fuel cell electrolytes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 318, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 79-83

  Tsui, Eliza M ^a   Wiesner, Mark R ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic membranes; Ferroxane; Fuel cells; Inorganic electrolytes; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

FERROXANE; INORGANIC ELECTROLYTES;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

ELECTROLYTE; FERROXANE NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; PROTON;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; GRAVIMETRY; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 43549120738     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.025     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Nogami M., Nagao R., and Wong C. Proton conduction in porous silica glasses with high water content. J. Phys. Chem. B 102 (1998) 5772-5775
2. Tung S.-P., and Hwang B.-J. High proton conductive glass electrolyte synthesized by an accelerated sol-gel process with water/vapor management. J. Membr. Sci. 241 (2004) 315-323
3. Vichi F.M., Colomer M.T., and Anderson M.A. Nanopore ceramic membranes as novel electrolytes for proton exchange membranes. Electrochem. Solid State Lett. 2 7 (1999) 313-316
4. Vichi F.M., Tejedor-Tejedor M.I., and Anderson M.A. Effect of pore-wall chemistry on proton conductivity in mesoporous titanium dioxide. Chem. Mater. 12 6 (2000) 1762-1770
5. Colomer M.T., Rubio F., and Jurado J.R. Transport properties of fact proton conducting mesoporous silica xerogels. J. Power Sources 167 (2007) 53-57
6. Colomer M.T. Nanoporous anatase thin films as fast proton-conducting materials. Adv. Mater. 18 (2006) 371-374
7. Tsui E.M., Cortalezzi M.M., and Wiesner M.R. Proton conductivity of an iron oxide membrane derived from ferroxane nanoparticles. J. Membr. Sci. 306 1-2 (2007) 8-15
8. Rose J., Cortalezzi-Fidalgo M.M., Moustier S., Magnetto C., Jones C.D., Barron A.R., Wiesner M.R., and Bottero J.-Y. Synthesis and characterization of carboxylate-FeOOH nanoparticles (ferroxanes) and ferroxane-derived ceramics. Chem. Mater. 14 2 (2002) 621-628
9. Imanaka Y. Multilayered Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics (LTCC) Technology (2005), Springer Science, New York pp. 103-114
10. Gottesfeld S., and Zawodzinski T.A. Polymer electrolyte fuel cells. In: Alkire R.C., Gerischer H., Kolb D.M., and Tobias C.W. (Eds). Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering vol. 5 (1997), Wiley-VCH, New York 195-301
11. ® 117. Solid State Ionics 175 1-4 (2004) 815-817
12. Mukoma P., Jooste B.R., and Vosloo H.C.M. A comparison of methanol permeability in chitosan and Nafion 117 membranes at high to medium methanol concentrations. J. Membr. Sci. 243 (2004) 293-299
13. Slade S., Campbell S.A., Ralph T.R., and Walsh F.C. Ionic conductivity of an extruded Nafion 1100 ew series of membranes. J. Electrochem. Soc. 149 12 (2002) A1556-A1564
14. Brunauer S., Emmett P.H., and Teller E. Adsorption of gases in multimolecular layers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60 2 (1938) 309-319
15. Barret E.P., Joyner L.G., and Halenda P.P. The determination of pore volume and area distributions in porous substances. I. Computations from nitrogen isotherms. J. Am. Chem. Soc 73 1 (1951) 373-380
16. Cortalezzi M.M., Rose J., Wells G.F., Bottero J.Y., Barron A.R., and Wiesner M.R. Ceramic membranes derived from ferroxane nanoparticles: a new route for the fabrication of iron oxide ultrafiltration membranes. J. Membr. Sci. 227 (2003) 207-217
17. Sone Y., Ekdunge P., and Simonsson D. Proton conductivity of Nafion 117 as measured by a four-electrode ac impedance method. J. Electrochem. Soc. 143 4 (1996) 1254-1259
18. Sumner J.J., Creager S.E., Ma J.J., and DesMarteau D.D. Proton conductivity in Nafion 117 and in a novel bis[(perfluoroalkyl)sulfonyl]imide ionomer membrane. J. Electrochem. Soc. 148 1 (1998) 107-110
19. Colomban P., and Novak A. Proton conductors: classification and conductivity. In: Colomban P. (Ed). Proton Conductors (1992), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Great Britain 38-55
20. Costamagna P., and Srinivasan S. Quantum jumps in the pemfc science and technology from the 1960s to the year 2000. Part i. Fundamental scientific aspects. J. Power Sources 102 1-2 (2001) 242-252