Abstract
The terms “superionic conductor” and “solid electrolyte” are used to denote those solids that exhibit anomalously large (~ 1 (ohm-cm)−1) ionic conductivities. Such a definition is rather too wide since most solids have high ionic conductivities provided the temperature is high enough so it is common to suggest further features of this class of material. These include
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weak temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity
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low activation energies (few tenths of an eV)
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anomalously low prefactors in the Arrhenius expression.
Exceptions can be found to all of these criteria; for example stabilised zirconia has an activation energy of about 1 eV and yet is counted a superionic material in most of the literature.
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Harding, J.H. (1983). Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Superionic Conductors and Electrode Materials. In: Perram, J.W. (eds) The Physics of Superionic Conductors and Electrode Materials. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 92. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4490-2_3
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