title: From nanochannel-induced proton conduction enhancement to a nanochannel-based fuel cell.
abstract: The apparent proton conductivity inside a nanochannel can be enhanced by orders of magnitude due to the electric double layer overlap. A nanochannel filled with an acidic solution is thus a micro super proton conductor, and an array of such nanochannels forms an excellent proton conductive membrane. Taking advantage of this effect, a new class of proton exchange membrane is developed for micro fuel cell applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA. Shaorong.liu@ttu.edu
authors.forename: Shaorong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qiaosheng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korzeniewski
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matzke
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons