Niigata, Japan - Researchers from the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Niigata University, Japan along with their collaborators from Tokyo University of Science (Japan), Yamagata ...

Electrochemical devices such as fuel cells are becoming indispensable for new power generation technologies because they can efficiently produce renewable energy. Ceramic proton conductors can be used ...

As a newly developed perovskite with a large amount of intrinsic oxygen vacancies, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8 achieves high proton conduction at low and intermediate temperatures, report scientists. By the donor ...

By freezing a crucial phosphoric acid complex to near absolute zero, scientists uncovered a single, unexpectedly stable structure at the heart of proton transport.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have produced experimental evidence that quantum-level effects can alter the ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers have emerged as a versatile class of materials for achieving high proton conductivity, a key attribute for applications in fuel cells, sensors ...

Innovative co-doping strategy overcomes long-standing limits in proton conduction, opening a new way for efficient hydrogen-to-electricity conversion. (Nanowerk News) A newly developed ceramic ...

Chemists from St. Petersburg University has developed a new family of luminescent iridium complexes that, for the first time, realize a unique mechanism of photoactivated proton transfer. In the ...

Fuel cells often fall short when it comes to operating at temperatures beyond 100 degrees Celsius owing to their dependence on water as a proton conduction medium. To overcome this issue, a team of ...

Whether in our bodies or in fuel cells, phosphoric acid plays an important role in many chemical processes because it is exceptionally good at transporting charges. Researchers from the Department of ...

These novel strategies will assist in the development of perovskites for sustainable energy and catalysis technologies. In line with global efforts towards cleaner energy technologies, fuel cells may ...