Origin of fast ion diffusion in super-ionic conductors

Xingfeng He; Yizhou Zhu; Yifei Mo

doi:10.1038/ncomms15893

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Origin of fast ion diffusion in super-ionic conductors

Xingfeng He,
Yizhou Zhu,
Yifei Mo

Affiliations

Xingfeng He: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
Yizhou Zhu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
Yifei Mo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15893
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Ab initioatomistic modelling reveals that fast ion diffusion in super-ionic conductors is mediated by concerted migration of multiple ions. On the basis of this understanding, a universal strategy for designing fast ion conductors is proposed and demonstrated.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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