High-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel underlying process

The future prospects for polymer electrolytes look promising because it has been appreciated that they form an ideal medium for a wide range of electrochemical processes. Other than primary and secondary batteries, and high and low temperature fuel cells, practical applications for polymer electrolytes that are under consideration include electrochromic devices, modified electrode/sensors, solid-state reference electrode systems, supercapacitors, thermoelectric generators, high-vacuum electrochemistry and electrochemical switching. Device applications that have been the main driving force behind the development of polymer electrolytes are treated hereafter. 

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