INCREASING ION CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIALS THROUGH STRUCTURAL DISORDER

Some aspects of the present invention may include a method of fabricating an electrolyte suitable for a fuel cell or electrolyzer, comprising: determining one or more or two or more target material properties of the electrolyte or overall or overall system-level property of the fuel cell or electrolyzer; utilizing a predefined quantitative relationship between a material property and an order parameter involving one or more electrolyte components to determine at least one material ordering that has the target material property; and controlling process parameters to form at least one electrolyte material having the target material property. Some aspects of the present invention may include a method of fabricating an electrolyte suitable for a fuel cell or electrolyzer, to determine at least one or more material orderings that that provides the best overall performance for the device.