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Solid and polymer electrolytes

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Single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte

Single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes (SICPEs) are solid polymer electrolytes in which anions are immobilized, giving a cation transference number near 1, pursued mainly for solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

Sodium sulfide solid electrolytes

Sodium sulfide solid electrolytes are inorganic sodium-ion conductors such as Na₃PS₄ and Na₃SbS₄, whose soft, highly polarizable lattices give liquidlike conductivity but suffer moisture sensitivity and narrow electrochemical stability windows.

Sodium superionic conductor electrolytes for all-solid sodium cells

Sodium superionic conductor (NASICON) electrolytes, including the sodium zirconium silicophosphate family, are solid materials used as the ion-transport layer in all-solid-state sodium batteries.

Solid electrolyte

A solid-state electrolyte is a solid material, typically a ceramic, glass-ceramic, polymer, or composite, that conducts lithium, sodium, or potassium ions between a battery's electrodes while suppressing electronic conduction.

Solid electrolyte interphase

The solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is a nanoscale passivation layer on lithium batteries' negative electrode that conducts ions but blocks electrons, forming mainly during the first charge.

Succinonitrile

Succinonitrile, also called butanedinitrile, is a highly toxic, colorless waxy dinitrile solid melting at 57 °C that forms a plastic crystal used as a solid solvent in battery electrolytes.

Sulfide solid electrolyte

A sulfide solid electrolyte is a sulfur-based ceramic that conducts lithium or sodium ions while blocking electrons, serving as the ion-transporting separator in all-solid-state batteries.

Sulfide solid-state battery

Solid-state lithium batteries with sulfide electrolytes are rechargeable batteries in which the flammable liquid electrolyte is replaced by a sulfide solid, such as LGPS or Li₆PS₅Cl, matching liquid electrolytes in ionic conductivity and enabling lithium-metal anodes.

Superionic conductor

A superionic conductor is a solid material in which one ionic species moves with liquid-like mobility through a rigid crystal, giving exceptionally high ionic conductivity and use in solid-state batteries.

Thio-LISICON

Thio-LISICON (thio-lithium superionic conductor) is a family of crystalline sulfide solid electrolytes for lithium batteries, introduced by Ryoji Kanno and coworkers in 2000 as the first crystalline sulfide electrolytes.