The ionic conductivity of solid solution Cd 0.77 Sr 0.23 F 2 is 1.6 × 10 -4 S/cm at 500 K. The conduction mechanism changes from a vacancy mechanism to an interstitial one at 523-553 K. In solid solutions Cd 0.9 R 0.1 F 2.1 (R = La-Lu, Y), the activation enthalpy of conduction decreases from 0.9 to 0.8 eV with decreasing ionic radius of R 3+ , raising the 500-K conductivity from 6 × 10 -6 S/cm for La 3+ to 6 × 10 -5 S/cm for Lu 3+ . For crystalline Cd 0.95 In 0.05 F 2.05 , ionic and electronic conductivities at 313 K equal 5 × 10 -4 and 5 × 10 -6 S/cm.