Non-humidified proton conduction between a Lewis acid-base pair

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2013 Sep 7;15(33):13814-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cp51697k. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

Abstract

Proton conduction in zirconium sulphate (ZrSO4) composed of a Lewis acid-base pair was studied. ZrSO4 exhibits non-humidified proton conductivity, comparable to other proton conductors under similar conditions. Ab initio calculation shows that a proton transfers in ZrSO4 from a Lewis acid to a Lewis base without a proton carrier.