2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Theoretical design of polymer electrolyte membrane which has high proton conductivity by quantum-classical molecular dynamics study
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21760117
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Fluid engineering
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 高分子膜 / 輸送現象 / 燃料電池 / 分子動力学 |
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| Research Abstract |
On the basis of proton hopping mechanism, we have developed a simulator which enables to analyze proton (H^+) hopping in polymer electrolyte membrane by quantum-classical molecular dynamics study. With this simulator, we have conducted the study to comprehend the nanoscopic proton transfer mechanism in polymer electrolyte membrane. As a result, we succeeded in creating a model of proton hopping that accurately represents energy barrier calculated by quantum chemical calculation. And also we succeeded in structuring proton transfer simulator with the model embedded in it. By computing diffusion coefficient using the simulator varying water content, it was found that diffusion coefficient increases with increased water content and that the diffusion coefficient of water is faster than the diffusion coefficient of proton.
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