Solid state ionics

Power density vs. energy density for different classes of solid state ionics systems used for energy storage and conversion

Solid-state ionics is the study of ionic-electronic mixed conductor and fully ionic conductors (solid electrolytes) and their uses. Some materials that fall into this category include inorganic crystalline and polycrystalline solids, ceramics, glasses, polymers, and composites. Solid-state ionic devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells, can be much more reliable and long-lasting, especially under harsh conditions, than comparable devices with fluid electrolytes.[1]

The field of solid-state ionics was first developed in Europe, starting with the work of Michael Faraday on solid electrolytes Ag2S and PbF2 in 1834. Fundamental contributions were later made by Walther Nernst, who derived the Nernst equation and detected ionic conduction in heterovalently doped zirconia, which he applied in his Nernst lamp. Another major step forward was the characterization of silver iodide in 1914. Around 1930, the concept of point defects was established by Yakov Frenkel, Walter Schottky and Carl Wagner, including the development of point-defect thermodynamics by Schottky and Wagner; this helped explain ionic and electronic transport in ionic crystals, ion-conducting glasses, polymer electrolytes and nanocomposites. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, solid-state ionics focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel solid electrolytes and their applications in solid state battery systems, fuel cells and sensors.[2]

The term solid state ionics was coined in 1967 by Takehiko Takahashi,[3] but did not become widely used until the 1980s, with the emergence of the journal Solid State Ionics. The first international conference on this topic was held in 1972 in Belgirate, Italy, under the name "Fast Ion Transport in Solids, Solid State Batteries and Devices".[2]

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  2. ^ a b Funke, K. (2013). "Solid State Ionics: From Michael Faraday to green energy—the European dimension". Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 14 (4): 043502. Bibcode:2013STAdM..14d3502F. doi:10.1088/1468-6996/14/4/043502. PMC 5090311. PMID 27877585.
  3. ^ Yamamoto, Osamu (2017). "Solid state ionics: A Japan perspective". Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 18 (1): 504–527. Bibcode:2017STAdM..18..504Y. doi:10.1080/14686996.2017.1328955. PMC 5532972. PMID 28804526.

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