Proton conductivity of poly(vinylphosphonic acid)

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Gerhard Wegner, wegner@mpip-mainz.mpg.de, Bahar Bingöl, bingoel@mpip-mainz.mpg.de, Young Joo Lee, leey@mpip-mainz.mpg.de, Wolfgang H Meyer, meyer@mpip-mainz.mpg.de, and Hans W Spiess, spiess@mpip-mainz.mpg.de. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
Proton conducting properties of well-characterized, pure, and high molecular weight poly(vinylphosphonic acid) (PVPA) were investigated with regard to its use as the key constituent of PEMs. The proton conductivity of PVPA is influenced by the formation of phosphonic acid anhydrides to large extent. Magic angle solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR) was suggested as a tool to detect and quantify the condensated phopshonic acid species for the first time.