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Nature Materials 7, 838 - 839 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nmat2314

Ionic conductors: Feel the strain

John A. Kilner1

  1. John A. Kilner is in the Department of Materials, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
    e-mail: j.kilner@imperial.ac.uk


The high temperatures required for oxygen ion conductivity have hampered the development of practical applications of ionic conductors. Now superlattices made of yttria-stabilized zirconia and strontium titanate show promise for room-temperature devices.

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