| Abstract: | Proton exchange reactions have been performed on tetragonal tungsten bronze-like NaNbWO6 by using nitric acid as an exchanging agent. The characterization of the exchange reaction products has been made by means of chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and IR spectroscopy. The exchange reaction takes place topotactically and the following formula is proposed for the obtained phase of variable composition: Na1−xHxNbWO6·yH2O (0<x?0.46 and 0?y?0.12). Impedance spectroscopy on the present proton exchanged samples indicated that these samples behaved as solid electrolytes under high humidity. As an example, the compound with the composition Na0.68H0.32NbWO6·0.1 H2O exhibits ionic conductivity of 8×10−3 and 1×10−2 S cm−1 at 70°C and 90°C, respectively. |
