Taylor Sparks's video: Materialism Podcast Ep 31: Ionic conduction

Diffusion is when atoms move through a material in response to a concentration gradient. However, some ions can move through a material in response to an electric field and can do so very quickly! Even more remarkable, the motion of ions can be restricted to ions of a certain type such as O2-, H+, Na+, Li+ etc. What is required of a material in order for it to be an ionic conductor? What technologies do ionic conductors make possible? Why are they necessary for batteries, fuel cells, sensors, electrolyzer, and more? We answer these questions and dive into the exciting recent news of solid-state batteries in this episode. We cover some of the key fast ion conductors like YSZ, BASE, LSGM, Nafion, LLZO, and NaSiCON. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery _hazard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_ion_conductor _conductor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_superionic_conductor _note-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resistivity_and_conductivity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_relation_(kinetic_theory) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttria-stabilized_zirconia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LLZO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafion #:~:text=Nafion%20is%20a%20brand%20name,properties%20that%20are%20called%20ionomers.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASICON #:~:text=NASICON%20is%20an%20acronym%20for,are%20replaced%20by%20isovalent%20elements. If you have questions or feedback please send us emails at materialism.podcast@gmail.com. Make sure to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, google play, and now Youtube or wherever you find your podcasts. If you like the show and want to help us reach more people, consider leaving a review - it helps us improve and it exposes new people to the show. Finally, check out our Instagram page @materialism.podcast and connect with us to let us know what new material you’d like to hear about next. We’d like to give a shoutout to AlphaBot for allowing us to use his music within the podcast. Check him out on Spotify. And as always a special thanks to Kolobyte who created the intro and outro for our podcast. He makes a ton of really cool synthwave music which you can check out at kolobyte.bandcamp.com. Visit our sponsors for this episode www.materialstoday.com, and matmatch.com. Also a special thanks to ACerS Energy Materials and Systems Division sponsoring this episode. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/materialism.podcast/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaterialismPod Visit our website: www.materialismpodcast.com Materialism Team: Taylor Sparks (co-creator, co-host, production), Andrew Falkowski (co-creator, co-host, production), Jared Duffy (production, marketing, and editing) Support Materialism by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/materialism