Solid electrolytes: Advances in science and technology

Abstract

The interdisciplinary area of science and engineering dealing with solid electrolytes and mixed conductors is known as solid-state ionics. It concerns materials that show rapid ionic motion with or without electronic conductivity, from basic science through application. Interest in solid-state ionic materials has continued for the past few decades due to several important, promising applications, such as fuel cells, batteries, sensors and electrochemical pumps.