The present invention provides relates to a crosslinkable,
proton-conducting membrane having a crosslinked structure, excellent in
heat resistance, durability, dimensional stability and fuel barrier
characteristics, and showing excellent proton conductivity at high
temperature, characterized by comprising (a) an organic/inorganic hybrid
structure (A) covalently bonded to 2 or more silicon-oxygen crosslinks
and, at the same time, having a carbon atom, and (b) an acid containing
structure (B) having an acid group, covalently bonded to a silicon-oxygen
crosslink and having an acidic group; and provides a fuel cell using the
same membrane. The present invention also provides a method for producing
the proton-conducting membrane, comprising steps of preparing a mixture
containing an organic/inorganic hybrid, crosslinkable compound (C) and
compound (D), the former having 2 or more crosslinkable silyl groups and
carbon atoms each being bonded to the silyl group via the covalent bond
and the latter having a crosslinkable silyl group and acid group, as the
first step; forming the above mixture into a film as the second step; and
hydrolyzing/condensing or only condensing the hydrolyzable silyl group
contained in the mixture formed into the film to form a crosslinked
structure as the third step.