The proton dynamics of imidazole methylphosphonate : an example of cooperative ionic conductivity

Imidazole methylphosphonate models the hydrogen bonding and dynamics of a potential anhydrous polymer electrolyte. Understanding the behavior of anhydrous electrolytes is crucial to creating polymer materials with better performance in a fuel cell environment. This model salt exhibits ionic conductivity in the solid-state and the method of ion conduction in the solid-state differs depending on the choice of anion and cation pairs. Previous …