Volume 48, Issue 52 pp. 9951-9953
Communication

Phosphonated Hexaphenylbenzene: A Crystalline Proton Conductor

Lucía Jiménez-García

Lucía Jiménez-García

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

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Anke Kaltbeitzel Dr.

Anke Kaltbeitzel Dr.

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

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Wojciech Pisula Dr.

Wojciech Pisula Dr.

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

Present Address: Evonik Industries AG, Process Technology & Engineering, Process Technology-New Processes, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4, 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang (Germany)

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Jochen S. Gutmann Prof. Dr.

Jochen S. Gutmann Prof. Dr.

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

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Markus Klapper Dr.

Markus Klapper Dr.

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

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Klaus Müllen Prof. Dr.

Klaus Müllen Prof. Dr.

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350

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First published: 15 December 2009
Citations: 72

Graphical Abstract

Well stacked: Organic crystals of small molecules constitute an alternative to common polymeric electrolytes (Nafion 117) and inorganic crystals that are employed as proton exchange membranes in fuel cell systems. A phosphonic acid containing hexaphenylbenzene forms a columnar supramolecular array and exhibits a high and constant intrinsic conductivity of 3.2×10−3 S cm−1 from 120 to 180 °C under 1 bar H2O atmosphere (see picture).

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