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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Donor doping into a mother material with disordered intrinsic oxygen vacancies, instead of the widely used strategy of acceptor doping into a material without oxygen vacancies, can greatly enhance the ...

A number of advanced energy technologies — including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and an emerging class of low-power electronics — use protons as the key charge carrier. Whether or not these devices ...

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 ...

There is a growing need for alternative battery technologies. While lithium-ion batteries are widely used, they depend on resources with limited availability, such as lithium and cobalt, whose ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk News) In line with global efforts towards cleaner energy technologies, fuel cells may soon become an indispensable tool for converting chemical energy – stored in the form of hydrogen or ...