Contents -- Preface -- Keynote Lecture -- Challenges and Opportunities of Solid State Ionic Devices -- Part I: Ionically Conducting Inorganic Solids -- Invited Papers -- Multinuclear NMR Studies of Mass Transport of Phosphoric Acid in Water -- Crystalline, Glassy and Polymeric Electrolytes: Similarities and Differences in Ionic Transport Mechanisms -- 30 Years of NMR/NQR Experiments in Solid Electrolytes -- Analysis of Conductivity and NMR Measurements in Li3xLa2/3-xTiO3 Fast Li+ Ionic Conductor: Evidence for Correlated Li+ Motion -- Transport Pathways for Ions in Disordered Solids from Bond Valence Mismatch Landscapes -- The Proton Conductivity in Condensed Phases of Water: Implications on Linear and Ball Lightning -- Contributed Papers -- Proton Transport in Nanocrystalline Bioceramic Materials: An Investigative Study of Synthetic Bone with that of Natural Bone -- Synthesis and Properties of the Nanostructured Fast Ionic Conductor Li0.3La0.56TiO3 -- Hydrogen Production: Ceramic Materials for High Temperature Water Electrolysis -- Influence of the Sintering Temperature on pH Sensor Ability of Li3xLa2/3-xTiO3. Relationship between Potentiometric and Impedance Spectroscopy Measurements -- Microstructure Chracterization and Ionic Conductivity of Nano-Sized CeO2-Sm2O3 (x = 0.05 - 0.2) System Prepared by Combustion Route -- Red Soil in Northern Sri Lanka is a Natural Magnetic Ceramic -- Neutron Scattering of LiNiO2 -- Preparation and Properties of LiFePO4 Nanorods -- Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Monoclinic and Othorhombic MoO3 Phases -- Preparation of Zircon (ZrSiO4) Ceramics via Solid State Sintering of ZrO2 and SiO2 and the Effect of Dopants on the Zircon Yield -- Preparation and Properties of Vanadium Doped ZnTe Cermet Thin Films.

Dynamical Properties and Electronic Structure of Lithium-ion Conductor -- Cuprous Ion Conducting Montmorillonite- Polypyrrole Nanocomposites -- Frequency Dependence of Conductivity Studies on a Newly Synthesized Superionic Solid Solution/Mixed System: [0.75AgI: 0.25AgCl] -- Diffuse X-ray and Neutron Scattering from Powder PbS -- Electron Affinity and Work Function of Pyrolytic MnO2 Thin Films Prepared from Mn(C2H3O2)2.4H2O -- Crystal Structure and Heat Capacity of Ba3Ca1.18Nb1.82O8.73 -- XPS and Impedance Investigations on Amorphous Vanadium Oxide Thin Films -- Sintering and Mixed Electronic-Ionic Conducting Properties of La1.9Sr0.1NiO4+8 Derived from a Polyaminocarboxylate Complex Precursor -- Preparation and Characteristics of Ball Milled MgH2 + M (M = Fe, FeF3 and VF3) Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Storage -- Structural Studies of Oxysulfide Glasses by X-Ray Diffraction and Molecular Dynamics Simulation -- Synthesis, Sintering and Oxygen Ionic Conducting Properties of Bi2V0.9Cu0.1O5.5-δ -- Synthesis and Transport Characteristics of PbI2-Ag2O-Cr2O3 Superionic System -- Electronic Conductivity of La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2-xCoxO3-δ Electrolytes (II) -- Part II: Electrode Materials -- Invited Papers -- Cathodic Properties of Al-Doped LiCoO2 Prepared by Molten Salt Method for Li-Ion Batteries -- Layered Ion-Electron Conducting Materials -- LiNi0.80Co0.20O2 Cathode Thin-film Prepared by RF Sputtering for All-Solid-State Rechargeable Microbatteries -- Contributed Papers -- Nanocomposite Cathode for SOFCs Prepared by Electrostatic Spray Deposition -- Effect of the Addition of Nanoporous Carbon Black on the Cycling Characteristics of Li2Co2(MoO4)3 for Lithium Batteries -- Protonic Conduction in TiP2O7 -- Preparation and Electrochemical Characteristics of LiMn2O4 Thin Film by a Solution Deposition Method -- Synthesis and Characterization of LiMPO4 (M = Ni, Co).

Synthesis and Electrical Characterization of LiFeO2, LiCoO2 and NiO Compositions -- Natural Sri Lanka Graphite as Conducting Enhancer in Manganese Dioxide (Emd Type) Cathode of Alkaline Batteries -- Electrochemical Properties of LiNi1-(x+y)AlxZnyO2 Cathode Material Synthesized by Emulsion Method -- LiNi0.80Co0.20O2 Cathode Materials Synthesized by Particulate Sol-gel Method for Lithium Ion Batteries -- Pulsed Laser Deposition of Highly Oriented LiCoO2 and LiMn2O4 Thin Films for Microbattery Applications -- Preparation of LiNi0.80Co0.20O2 Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method -- Electrochemical Lithium Insertion into a Manganese Dioxide Electrode in Aqueous Solutions -- AC Impedance Spectroscopic Analysis of Thin Film LiNiVO4 Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique -- Synthesis and Characterization of LiFePO4 Cathode Materials by Microwave Processing -- Characterization of Nd0.8Sr0.2CoO3-δ Including Pt Second Phase as the Cathode Material for Low-Temperature for SOFCs -- Thermodynamic Behavior of Lithium Intercalation into Natural Vein and Synthetic Graphite -- Part III: Electroactive Polymers -- Invited Papers -- Organised or Disorganised? Looking at Polymer Electrolytes from Both Points of View -- Polymer Electrolytes - Simple Low Permittivity Solutions? -- Dependence of Conductivity Enhancement on the Dielectric Constant of the Dispersoid in Polymer-Ferroelectric Composite Electrolytes -- Design and Application of Boron Compounds for High-Performance Polymer Electrolytes -- Structural, Vibrational and AC Impedance Analysis of Nano Composite Polymer Electrolytes based on PVAc -- Absorption Intensity Variation with Ion Association in PEO Based Electrolytes.

Study of Ion-polymer Interactions in Cationic and Anionic lonomers from the Dependence of Conductivity on Pressure and Temperature -- Triol Based Polyurethane Gel Electrolytes for Electrochemical Devices -- Contributed Papers -- Accurate Conductivity Measurements to Solvation Energies in Nafion® -- Ion Conducting Behaviour of Composite Polymer Gel Electrolyte:PEG - PVA - (NH4CH2CO2)2 System -- Impedance Spectroscopy and DSC Studies of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Silicotungstic Acid Crosslinked Composite Membranes -- (PEO)n:Na4P2O7- A Report on Complex Formation -- Experimental Studies on (PVC+LiClO4+DMP) Polymer Electrolyte Systems for Lithium Battery -- Stability of the Gel Electrolyte, PAN : EC : PC : LiCF3SO3 Towards Lithium -- Montmorillonite as a Conductivity Enhancer in (PEO)9LiCF3SO3 Polymer Electrolyte -- Polymeric Gel Electrolytes for Electrochemical Capacitors -- Electrical Conductivity Studies on Proton Conducting Polymer Electrolytes Based on Poly (vinyl acetate) -- Conductivity and Thermal Studies on Plasticized Nano-Composite Polymer Electrolyte, PEO: EC: LiTf: Al2O3 -- Investigation of Transport Properties of a New Biomaterials - Gum Mangosteen -- Investigation of Ionic Conductivity of PEO- MgCl2 Based Solid Polymer Electrolyte -- 1H NMR and Raman Analysis of Proton Conducting Polymer Electrolytes based on Partially Hydrolyzed Poly (vinyl alcohol) -- Influence of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Phase Matrix of Polyethylene Oxide - Silver Triflate Polymer Electrolytes -- Effect of Different Types of Ceramic Nano - Fillers on Thermal Dielectric and Transport Properties of PEO9 LiTf Solid Polymer Electrolyte -- Characterization of PVP Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes Using Spectroscopic Techniques -- Electrochemical and Structural Properties of Polyvinylidene Fluoride - Silver Triflate Solid Polymer Electrolyte System.

Micro Raman 7Li NMR and ac Impedance Analysis of PVAC:LiClO4 Solid Polymer Electrolytes -- Study of Na+ Ion Conduction in PVA-NaSCN Solid Polymer Electrolytes -- Effect of Filler Addition on Plasticized Polymer Electrolyte Systems -- Ionic Motion in PEDOT and PPy Conducting Polymer Bilayers -- Film Formation Mechanism and Electrochemical Characterization of V2O5 Xerogel Intercalated by Polyaniline -- Effect of NH4NO3 Concentration on the Conductivity of PVA Based Solid Polymer Electrolyte -- Dielectric and Conductivity Studies of PVA-KSCN based Solid Polymer Electrolytes -- Part IV: Emerging Applications -- Invited Papers -- The Use of Solid States Ionic Materials and Devices in Medical Applications -- Development of All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries -- Reversible Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells -- Nano-Size Effects in Lithium Batteries -- Electrochromics: Fundamentals and Applications -- Electrochemical CO2 Gas Sensors -- Polypyrrole for Artificial Muscles: Ionic Mechanisms -- Development and Characterization of Polyfluorene based Light Emitting Diodes and their Colour Tuning using Forester Resonance Energy Transfer -- Mesoporous and Nanoparticulate Metal Oxides: Applications in New Photocatalysis -- Proton Conducting (PC) Perovskite Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and PC-SOFC Electrodes and Electrolytes -- Contributed Papers -- Electroceramic Materials for the Development of Natural Gas Fuelled SOFC/GT Plant in Developing Country (Trinidad and Tobago (T&T)) -- Thin Film SOFC Supported on Nano-Porous Substrate -- Characterization and Fabrication of Silver Solid State Battery Ag/AgI-AgPO3/I2,C -- Performance of Lithium Polymer Cells with Polyacrylonitrile based Electrolyte -- Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Behavior of MoO3 Nanobelts for Lithium Batteries.

Electrochemical Behaviour of a PPy (DBS)/Polyacrylonitrile :LiTF:EC:PC/Li Cell.