December 15, 2025
MIT researchers crack secrets of proton movement in metal oxides with new model
MIT researchers developed a physical model to predict proton mobility across a wide range of metal oxides—a guide for scientists as they develop materials for more efficient energy technologies.
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A number of advanced energy technologies — including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and an emerging class of low-power electronics — use protons as the key charge carrier.
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DMSE Professors Bilge Yildiz, Ju Li, and other researchers at MIT have developed a new physical model that can help “improve predictions of proton mobility across a wide range of metal oxides,” reports Ameya Paleja for Interesting Engineering. “This can help develop new materials and technologies powered by protons as charge carriers, rather than relying on lithium, which is widely used now,” explains Paleja.
Read more in Interesting Engineering.
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