Structure–property correlation in oxide-ion and proton conductors for clean energy applications: recent experimental and computational advancements

Abstract

In the last decade, the field of oxide-ion and proton conductors continued to trigger a significant amount of basic research aimed at improving the properties and the comprehension of actual materials, as well as at discovering novel phases. This need comes from the current and future urgent requests of changing our energy management towards cleaner solutions such as solid oxide fuel cells. In this review article, we highlight the most recent advancements in this exciting field by putting particular emphasis on the structure–property correlations in oxide-ion and proton conductors both from an experimental and a computational perspective. Special focus is laid on developments in the area of operando and in situ spectroscopy, machine learning and high-throughput approaches to accelerate the discovery of new and advanced materials.