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Solid electrolytes must simultaneously provide continuous ion-transport pathways, stable electrode contact, limited electronic leakage, sufficient mechanical compliance or fracture resistance, and compatibility with manufacturing processes that produce thin electrolyte layers and high-loading electrodes. This review examines solid electrolytes from this integrated materials\u2013mechanics perspective. Oxide, sulfide, halide, nitride, polymer, and composite electrolytes are compared according to the relationship between transport behavior, chemical stability, mechanical response, interface evolution, and processability. Particular attention is given to contact loss, interphase formation, void generation, lithium penetration, and the role of external stack pressure. Recent progress in low-temperature ceramic processing, fluorinated sulfides and halides, structured composite electrolytes, and advanced polymer electrolytes illustrates how these traditionally coupled limitations can be partly decoupled. Manufacturing strategies including dry processing, thin electrolyte fabrication, melt infiltration, and pressure-efficient cell architectures are further discussed. 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