Inorganic ion conductors

Conference · Mon Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:86093

Truong, V V; Girouard, F E; Ashrit, P V ^[1]

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1. Univ. de Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada). Physics Dept.

Solid state materials exhibiting ion conduction properties are usually referred to as solid electrolytes, fast ion conductors (FIC), superionic solids or simply as ion conductors, depending on the author`s preference or the magnitude of electrical conductivity. Since the pioneering work by Yao and Kummer in 1967 on sodium conduction in {beta}-aluminas, a large number of studies have been made on alkali ion conduction in organic solids. Applications of these conductors can be found in various areas such as solid state batteries, fuel cells, electronic displays or memory devices. More recently, in the early 80`s, suggestion of applying electrochromic (EC) materials to the fabrication of smart windows (SW) has prompted increased interest in ion conductor studies, especially those aiming at finding transparent ion conductors. Unfortunately, although a large number of works can be found on inorganic ion conductors in the last 20 years, few studies have dealt with optical properties of those conductors. Usually, only a mere observation on the conductor`s color or general appearance is made in published works, unless the optical studies have been conducted on the switching device itself, including the electrochromic and other layers composing the smart window. This review is thus more directed toward the electrical properties of ion conductors found to be suitable for EV devices application, with some emphasis on SW. 78 refs., 5 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 86093
• Report Number(s): CONF-8809123--; ISBN 0-8194-0069-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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FLUORINE IONS
HYDROGEN IONS
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
IONIC CONDUCTIVITY
LITHIUM IONS
MATERIALS
POTASSIUM IONS
SILVER IONS
SODIUM IONS
USES
WINDOWS