Three-dimensional protonic conductivity in porous organic cage solids

Ming Liu; Linjiang Chen; Scott Lewis; Samantha Y. Chong; Marc A. Little; Tom Hasell; Iain M. Aldous; Craig M. Brown; Martin W. Smith; Carole A. Morrison; Laurence J. Hardwick; Andrew I. Cooper

doi:10.1038/ncomms12750

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Three-dimensional protonic conductivity in porous organic cage solids

Ming Liu,
Linjiang Chen,
Scott Lewis,
Samantha Y. Chong,
Marc A. Little,
Tom Hasell,
Iain M. Aldous,
Craig M. Brown,
Martin W. Smith,
Carole A. Morrison,
Laurence J. Hardwick,
Andrew I. Cooper

Affiliations

Ming Liu: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Linjiang Chen: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Scott Lewis: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Samantha Y. Chong: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Marc A. Little: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Tom Hasell: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Iain M. Aldous: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Craig M. Brown: Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Martin W. Smith: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down
Carole A. Morrison: School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Laurence J. Hardwick: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool
Andrew I. Cooper: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12750
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Proton conduction is a fundamental process for fuel cell development, but three-dimensional proton conduction in crystalline porous solids is rare. Here, the authors report organic molecular cages in which the structure imposes three-dimensional proton conductivity competing with metal-organic frameworks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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