Superionic Conduction Through Lattice Engineering of Fluorites Stabilizing Periodic Oxygen Vacancy Network
Abstract
Superionic conductors with an exceptionally high ionic conductivity are placed central in the development of next‐generation energy conversion and storage technologies, yet their designing approach and materials remain a persistent challenge. Here, we report an alternative cation‐ordered Ce–Al (1:1) fluorite oxide (ACO) that stabilizes a periodic oxygen vacancy (O v ) network to build the required architecture. The resulting lattice‐engineered configuration creates a uniform and flattened potential energy landscape with significantly reduced activation energy, capable of a superionic conductivity of 0.216 S cm −1 and a fuel cell power density of 1086 mW cm −2 at 500 °C. Unlike conventional random ion hopping in doped oxides, the vacancy‐ordered framework supports coherent, phonon‐assisted and wave‐like ions motion enabling dielectric‐enhanced superionic conduction. These findings introduce a new family of superionic conductors, where lattice‐level ordering of both cations and O v s offers a scalable design strategy for high‐performance efficient electrochemical systems.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Energy & environment materials
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN