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Synthesis and Exfoliation of Discotic Zirconium Phosphates to Obtain Colloidal Liquid Crystals
Published on: May 25, 2016
Ionothermal synthesis of a highly crystalline zirconium phosphate proton conductor
Daxiang Gui1, Jinfeng Zhang2, Xiuyuan Wang1
1Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Functional Coordinated Complexes for Materials Chemistry and Application, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China. guidaxiang@ahpu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A highly crystalline one-dimensional zirconium phosphate, (NH4)2[ZrF(PO4)(HPO4)] (ZrP-3), was facilely synthesized by the ionothermal method. The robust structure and rich hydrogen-bonded network make ZrP-3 an excellent proton conductor by having a proton conductivity higher than 10-2 S cm-1 at 90 °C and 95% RH. The remarkable stability makes ZrP-3 a promising solid electrolyte material for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
