Date of Award
5-2013
Document type
dissertation
Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Physics
First Advisor
Mark T. Tuominen
Second Advisor
Adrian Parsegian
Third Advisor
Scott Auerbach
Subject Categories
Physics
Abstract
The development of a high-throughput impedance spectroscopy instrumentation platform for conductivity characterization of ion transport materials is outlined. Collaborative studies using this system are summarized. Charge conduction mechanisms and conductivity data for small molecule proton conducting liquids, pyrazole, imidazole, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, and select mixtures of these compounds are documented. Furthermore, proton diffusivity measurements using a Pulse Field Gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (PFG NMR) technique for imidazole and 1,2,3-triazole binary mixtures are compared. Studies of azole functionalized discotic and linear mesogens with conductivity, structural, and thermal characterizations are detailed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/7w6h-4120
Recommended Citation
Versek, Craig William, "Charge Transport Studies of Proton and Ion Conducting Materials" (2013). Open Access Dissertations. 770.
https://doi.org/10.7275/7w6h-4120
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/770