ION-CONDCUTING MEMBRANES, COMPONENTS HAVING THE ION-CONDUCTING MEMBRANES, AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THE SAME

In this disclosure, an ion-conducting membrane (), a component () having the ion-conducting membrane () and a process for making the membrane () and the component () are disclosed. The ion-conducting membrane () includes a homogenous blend () and one or more additives (). The selected one or more polymers are present in a mass-percentage in a range from 1% to 40. The present ion-conducting membrane () simultaneously increases the power and efficiency of the devices by combining advances in materials chemistry, nanotechnology, and manufacturing. The present ion-conducting membrane () overcomes limitations in the currently known technologies without compromising the advantageous properties. The present membrane () provides non-linear performance enhancement in electrochemical devices that leads to overall system level cost reduction.