Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (01): 32.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0251-0790.2012.01.005

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Effect of ZrOCl2 Doping on Proton Conductive Performances of the Phosphosilicate Gels

HU Lin-Na1, PENG Hui-Fen2, HE Jun-Hua1,3, AN Li-Yuan1, GAO Chang-Hong1   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering,Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;
    2. School of Materials Science & Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;
    3. Chengdu Sepmem Science & Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu 610091, China
  • Received:2011-04-15 Online:2012-01-10 Published:2011-12-20
  • Contact: HU Lin-Na E-mail:hln@hebut.edu.cn

Abstract: Effect of ZrOCl2·8H2O doping on proton conductive properties of phosphosilicate gel was investigated by means of sol-gel method. The results prove that ZrOCl2·8H2O can increase proton conductivity of the gel, and that the sample with ZrOCl2·8H2O content of 0.97%(mass fraction) shows maximum proton conductivity of 2.38 S/m at 130 ℃. The doped samples, on which no H3PO4 were found to precipitate during storage under a condition of R.H.(relative humidity) 40% for a month, exhibited no apparent changes in proton conductive performances. NMR measurements revealed that introduction of ZrOCl2 to the gel could decrease the formation of isolated PO3-4 structural units and increase cross-linking between and tetrahedrons, thus resulted in an increase in both proton conductivity and chemical stability.

Key words: Ionic conductor, Phosphosilicate gel, Electrolyte, Proton conductivity, Sol-gel method, ZrOCl2 doping

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