PrefaceFUNDAMENTALS, APPLICATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY - A SYNOPSISSolid vs. Liquid StateThermodynamics and Kinetics of Charge CarriersUsefulness of Electrochemical CellsMaterials Research Strategies: Bulk Defect ChemistryMaterials Research Strategy: Boundary Defect ChemistryNanoionicsSUPERIONIC MATERIALS: STRUCTURAL ASPECTSTechniquesFamilies of Superionic ConductorsCurrent Status and Future ProspectsDEFECT EQUILIBRIA IN SOLIDS AND RELATED PROPERTIES: AN INTRODUCTIONDefect Structure of Solids: Thermodynamic ApproachBasic Relationships between the Defect Equilibria and Charge Tranfer in SolidsExamples of Functional Materials with Different Defect StructuresION-CONDUCTING NANOCRYSTALS: THEORY, METHODS AND APPLICATIONSTheoretical AspectsApplications and PerspectivesExperimental MethodsReview of the Current Experimental Data and their Agreement with TheoryOverview and Areas for Future DevelopmentTHE FUNDAMENTALS AND ADVANCES OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY: INTERCALATION (INSERTION) AND DEINTERCALATAION (EXTRACTION) IN SOLID STATE ELECTRODESThermodynamics of Intercalation and DeintercalationKinetics of Intercalation and DeintercalationMethodological OverviewSOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ELECTROACTIVE MICRO- AND NANOPARTICLES IN A LIQUID ELECTROLYTE ENVIRONMENTMethodological AspectsTheoryExamples and ApplicationsALKALI METAL CATION AND PROTON CONDUCTORS: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPOSITION, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIESPrinciples of Classification and General CommentsCrystal-Chemistry Factors Affecting Cationic ConductivityCrystal Structural Screening and Studies of the Conduction PathsConductors with Large Alkaline IonsLithium Ion ConductorsProton ConductorsCONDUCTING SOLIDS: IN THE SEARCH FOR MULTIVALENT CATION TRANSPORTAnalysis of Trivalent Cation TransportSearch for Tetravalent Cation ConductorsOXYGEN ION-CONDUCTING MATERIALSOxygen Ionic Transport in Acceptor-Doped Oxide Phases: Relevant TrendsStabilized Zirconia ElectrolytesDoped CeriaAnion Conductors Based on Bi2O3Transport Properties of Other Fluorite-Related Phases: Selected ExamplesPerovskite-Type LnBO3 (B=Ga,, Al, In, Sc, Y) and their DerivativesPerovskite-Related Mixed Conductors: A Short OverviewLa2Mo2O9-Based ElectrolytesSolid Electrolytes with Apatite StructurePOLYMER AND HYBRID MATERIALS, THEIR ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONSIntroductionFundamentalsFluorinated Ionomer MembranesNon-Fluorinated Ionomer MembranesHigh Temperature PEMsConclusionELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMERSSolid Organic and Inorganic Electrochemically Active Materials for Galvanic Cells Operating at Moderate TemperaturesGeneral Features of Doping-Induced Changes in Pi-Conjugated PolymersHIGH-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES: GAS ANALYSIS, PUMPING AND CONVERSIONCharacteristics of a Current-Carrying Electrode on an Oxide ElectrolyteOperating ModesCell MaterialsCell DesignsExamples of ApplicationsELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS: FUNDAMENTALS, KEY MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONSOperation PrinciplesMaterials ChallengesApplications