High ionic conductivity of up to 6.4 ×10^−3S cm^−1 near room temperature  (40 °C) in lithium amide-borohydrides is reported, comparable to values  of liquid organic electrolytes commonly employed in lithium-ion batteries.  Density functional theory is applied coupled with X-ray diffraction, calorimetry, and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to shed light on the  conduction mechanism. A Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ half-cell battery incorporating the lithium amide-borohydride electrolyte exhibits good rate performance up to 3.5 mA cm^−2 (5 C) and stable cycling over 400 cycles at 1 C at 40 °C, indicating high bulk and interfacial stability. The results demonstrate the potential of lithium amide-borohydrides as solid-state electrolytes for high-power lithium-ion batteries.

Na₂(B₁₂H₁₂)_0.5(B₁₀H₁₀)_0.5, a new solid-state sodium electrolyte is shown to offer high Na⁺ conductivity of 0.9 mS cm^-1 at 20 °C, excellent thermal stability up to 300 °C, and a large electrochemical stability window of 3 V including stability towards sodium metal anodes, all essential prerequisites for a stable room-temperature 3 V all-solid-state sodium-ion battery.