
This record presents the foundational disclosure for a new class of proton-transport devices based on Field-Conditioned Lattice Transport (FCLT), a method for steering proton motion through engineered solid-state corridors using localized electric and electromagnetic fields. The work explores how proton conduction—traditionally limited by thermally activated hopping, defect networks, hydrated channels, or polymer segmental motion—can be reorganized into a directed, low-barrier drift process inside structured lattice architectures. Conventional proton-conducting materials (e.g., Nafion, hydrated polymers, superionic oxides, MOFs, acids, and ceramic electrolytes) rely primarily on diffusion, stochastic hopping, and the Grotthuss mechanism. These approaches are constrained by random walk dynamics, trapping sites, hydration limits, and temperature-dependent disorder. The FCLT architecture instead introduces actively shaped migration potentials inside a solid matrix, enabling the creation of “proton corridors” with reduced barrier heights, directional bias, and controllable conduction behavior. The submitted document describes the core elements of the device concept, including: engineered lattice structures forming multi-phase conduction corridors (A-layer, B-layer, C-layer); localized steering fields that sculpt proton potentials at the nanometer scale; methods for suppressing traps, enhancing directionality, and enabling non-diffusive proton drift; candidate material families including carbon composites, proton-friendly oxides, doped polymers, and hybrid architectures; and a set of embodiments for field shaping, electrode integration, lattice geometry, and control schemes. The work is supported by U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/926,760 (filed November 27, 2025), establishing priority for the underlying concepts and implementations. This Zenodo entry serves as a public scientific disclosure and a persistent DOI-indexed reference for researchers in solid-state ionics, energy materials, field-controlled transport, and emerging protonic circuitry. For correspondence or collaboration inquiries, the author may be contacted at hedges5960@gmail.com
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