SOLIDIONIC

The class of materials corresponding to the definition “protonic conductor” is too divers, as it has indicated many authors of reviews, books etc. Generally speaking, now such diversity seems due to macroscopic properties while charge carrier allegedly has only the form of proton. We understand “macroscopic properties” such ones as those determined in direct experimental procedures. How such multiformity and variety of characterizing parameters correlates with the uniformity of protons as charge carriers? Or maybe such correlation only seems? Are there one or many “bridges” between macroscopic properties and chemical state of protons? I am not, of course, a pioneer exciting such discussions! However, I would like to insert my hydroxides into protonic conductor class! At list I do not want to leave them as orphans in this class. So let us compare!

The protonic conductors on the base of alkaline hydroxide must be accepted for Class of Protonic Conductors as the object for both fundamental and applied researches. It is necessary to underline that hydroxide protonic conductors has given the sample of effective use of isotopic methods. It seems now that hydroxide protonic conductors could be used as primary or secondary batteries of low-drain and small-sized ones at temperature around 200-400 K.
P.S. I tried to avoid the comparison of different families of protonic conductors from the viewpoint of temperature range. It would be awfully interesting to collect such data under the conception on Corresponding States.Fig. 4-1.

Fig. 4-1 Conception of corresponding states for understanding the proton mobility

On this figure self-diffusion coefficients of certain protonic conductors are presented vs reduced temperature (but reciprocal) following to conceptions of “corresponding states”. The normalized parameters has been used melting points for three compound in yellow place and the transition for copound in blue point. Let us consider more thoroughly. Unfortunately there is only two remark. First one is coincidence D(H) vs T/T* for NaOH and LiOH. Second one is parallel run jf curves for eutectic and low-temperature phase of KOH.