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He S, Huang S, Liu X, Zeng X, Chen H, Zhao L, Noor H, Hou X. Interfacial self-healing polymer electrolytes for Long-Cycle silicon anodes in High-Performance solid-state lithium batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 665:299-312. [PMID: 38531275 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
For all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs), silicon (Si) stands out as an appealing anodes material due to its high energy density and improved safety compared to lithium metal. However, the substantial volume changes during cycling result in poor solid-state physical contact and electrolyte-electrode interface issues, leading to unsatisfactory electrochemical performance. In this study, we employed in-situ polymerization to construct an integrated Si anodes/self-healing polymer electrolyte for ASSLIBs. The polymer chain reorganization stems from numerous dynamic bonds in the constructed self-healing dynamic supermolecular elastomer electrolyte (SHDSE) molecular structure. Notably, SHDSE also serves as a Si anodes binder with enhanced adhesive capability. As a result, the well-structured Li|SHDSE|Si-SHDSE cell generates subtle electrolyte-electrode interface contacts at the molecular level, which can offer a continuous and stable Li+ transport pathway, reduce Si particle displacement, and mitigate electrode volume expansion. This further enhances cyclic stability (>500 cycles with 68.1 % capacity retention and >99.8 % Coulombic efficiency). More practically, the 2.0 Ah wave-shaped Si||LiCoO2 soft-pack battery with in-situ cured SHDSE exhibits strongly stabilized electrochemical performance (1.68 Ah after 700 cycles, 86.2 % capacity retention) in spite of a high operating temperatures up to 100 °C and in various bending tests. This represents a groundbreaking report in flexible solid-state soft-pack batteries containing Si anodes.
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- Shenggong He
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Efficient Green Energy and Environment Protection Materials, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Efficient Green Energy and Environment Protection Materials, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, Faculty of Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Efficient Green Energy and Environment Protection Materials, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China; SCNU Qingyuan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd., Qingyuan 511517, China.
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Guo X, Xie Z, Wang R, Luo J, Chen J, Guo S, Tang G, Shi Y, Chen W. Interface-Compatible Gel-Polymer Electrolyte Enabled by NaF-Solubility-Regulation toward All-Climate Solid-State Sodium Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402245. [PMID: 38462504 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Gel-polymer electrolyte (GPE) is a pragmatic choice for high-safety sodium batteries but still plagued by interfacial compatibility with both cathode and anode simultaneously. Here, salt-in-polymer fibers with NaF salt inlaid in polylactide (PLA) fiber network was fabricated via electrospinning and subsequent in situ forming gel-polymer electrolyte in liquid electrolytes. The obtained PLA-NaF GPE achieves a high ion conductivity (2.50×10-3 S cm-1) and large Na+ transference number (0.75) at ambient temperature. Notably, the dissolution of NaF salt occupies solvents leading to concentrated-electrolyte environment, which facilitates aggregates with increased anionic coordination (anion/Na+ >1). Aggregates with higher HOMO realize the preferential oxidation on the cathode so that inorganic-rich and stable CEI covers cathode' surface, preventing particles' breakage and showing good compatibility with different cathodes (Na3V2(PO4)3, Na2+2xFe2-x(SO4)3, Na0.72Ni0.32Mn0.68O2, NaTi2(PO4)3). While, passivated Na anode induced by the lower LUMO of aggregates, and the lower surface tension between Na anode and PLA-NaF GPE interface, leading to the dendrites-free Na anode. As a result, the assembled Na || Na3V2(PO4)3 cells display excellent electrochemical performance at all-climate conditions.
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- Xiaoniu Guo
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), School of Design, University of, Leeds, LS29JT, UK
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, P. R. China
- Yaoshan laboratory, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan Henan, 467000, P. R. China
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Du M, Liu X, Zhang J, Meng X, Zhang S, Zhang H, Zheng S, Gu Q, Han W, Lu M, Li H, Zhang B. Architecture of integrated solid-state zinc-ion battery based on sodium alginate gelation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 667:503-509. [PMID: 38653071 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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How to construct a new electrode/electrolyte interface structure in solid-state batteries (SSBs), enhance interface stability, and improve the cycling performance of SSBs is a great challenge for the development of SSBs. Here, an all-in-one "interface-free" structure was developed. This interfacial structure constructs a full-interface hydrogen bonding network through the abundant hydrogen bond donors and acceptors in the cathode and electrolyte to enhance the interfacial stability and avoid interfacial failure during charging and discharging, and generates cathode-electrolyte interface (CEI) in-situ to effectively regulate zinc ion transport. Square cells assembled in this structure are stabilized for 100 cycles at a current density of 0.1 mA cm-2. This integrated electrode provides a new idea for the long stable cycle of SSBs.
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- Mingdong Du
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, The Joint Laboratory of MXene Materials, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, Jilin, PR China; School of Optoelectronic Science, Changchun College of Electronic Technology, Changchun 130114, Jilin, PR China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China.
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Zou P, Wang C, He Y, Xin HL. Making Plasticized Polymer Electrolytes Stable Against Sodium Metal for High-Energy Solid-State Sodium Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319427. [PMID: 38355900 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Solid polymer electrolytes based on plastic crystals are promising for solid-state sodium metal (Na0) batteries, yet their practicality has been hindered by the notorious Na0-electrolyte interface instability issue, the underlying cause of which remains poorly understood. Here, by leveraging a model plasticized polymer electrolyte based on conventional succinonitrile plastic crystals, we uncover its failure origin in Na0 batteries is associated with the formation of a thick and non-uniform solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and whiskery Na0 nucleation/growth. Furthermore, we design a new additive-embedded plasticized polymer electrolyte to manipulate the Na0 deposition and SEI formulation. For the first time, we demonstrate that introducing fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) additive into the succinonitrile-plasticized polymer electrolyte can effectively protect Na0 against interfacial corrosion by facilitating the growth of dome-like Na0 with thin, amorphous, and fluorine-rich SEIs, thus enabling significantly improved performances of Na//Na symmetric cells (1,800 h at 0.5 mA cm-2) and Na//Na3V2(PO4)3 full cells (93.0 % capacity retention after 1,200 cycles at 1 C rate in coin cells and 93.1 % capacity retention after 250 cycles at C/3 in pouch cells at room temperature). Our work provides valuable insights into the interfacial failure of plasticized polymer electrolytes and offers a promising solution to resolving the interfacial instability issue.
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- Peichao Zou
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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Cao K, Xia Y, Li H, Huang H, Iqbal S, Yousaf M, Bin Xu B, Sun W, Yan M, Pan H, Jiang Y. Oxygen-regulated spontaneous solid electrolyte interphase enabling ultra-stable solid-state Na metal batteries. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024; 69:49-58. [PMID: 37973461 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Solid-state sodium metal batteries utilizing inorganic solid electrolytes (SEs) hold immense potentials such as intrinsical safety, high energy density, and environmental sustainability. However, the interfacial inhomogeneity/instability at the anode-SE interface usually triggers the penetration of sodium dendrites into the electrolyte, leading to short circuit and battery failure. Herein, confronting with the original nonuniform and high-resistance solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) at the Na-Na3Zr2Si2PO12 interface, an oxygen-regulated SEI innovative approach is proposed to enhance the cycling stability of anode-SEs interface, through a spontaneous reaction between the metallic sodium (containing trace amounts of oxygen) and the Na3Zr2Si2PO12 SE. The oxygen-regulated spontaneous SEI is thin, uniform, and kinetically stable to facilitate homogenous interfacial Na+ transportation. Benefitting from the optimized SEI, the assembled symmetric cell exhibits an ultra-stable sodium plating/stripping cycle for over 6600 h under a practical capacity of 3 mAh cm-2. Quasi-solid-state batteries with Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode deliver excellent cyclability over 500 cycles at a rate of 0.5 C (1 C = 117 mA cm-2) with a high capacity retention of 95.4%. This oxygen-regulated SEI strategy may offer a potential avenue for the future development of high-energy-density solid-state metal batteries.
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- Keshuang Cao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Baotou 014030, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China; State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Baotou 014030, China.
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Oh KS, Lee JE, Lee YH, Jeong YS, Kristanto I, Min HS, Kim SM, Hong YJ, Kwak SK, Lee SY. Elucidating Ion Transport Phenomena in Sulfide/Polymer Composite Electrolytes for Practical Solid-State Batteries. Nanomicro Lett 2023; 15:179. [PMID: 37439871 PMCID: PMC10344856 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01139-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
Abstract
Despite the enormous interest in inorganic/polymer composite solid-state electrolytes (CSEs) for solid-state batteries (SSBs), the underlying ion transport phenomena in CSEs have not yet been elucidated. Here, we address this issue by formulating a mechanistic understanding of bi-percolating ion channels formation and ion conduction across inorganic-polymer electrolyte interfaces in CSEs. A model CSE is composed of argyrodite-type Li6PS5Cl (LPSCl) and gel polymer electrolyte (GPE, including Li+-glyme complex as an ion-conducting medium). The percolation threshold of the LPSCl phase in the CSE strongly depends on the elasticity of the GPE phase. Additionally, manipulating the solvation/desolvation behavior of the Li+-glyme complex in the GPE facilitates ion conduction across the LPSCl-GPE interface. The resulting scalable CSE (area = 8 × 6 (cm × cm), thickness ~ 40 μm) can be assembled with a high-mass-loading LiNi0.7Co0.15Mn0.15O2 cathode (areal-mass-loading = 39 mg cm-2) and a graphite anode (negative (N)/positive (P) capacity ratio = 1.1) in order to fabricate an SSB full cell with bi-cell configuration. Under this constrained cell condition, the SSB full cell exhibits high volumetric energy density (480 Wh Lcell-1) and stable cyclability at 25 °C, far exceeding the values reported by previous CSE-based SSBs.
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- Kyeong-Seok Oh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Hyundai Motor Company, 150, Hyundaiyeonguso-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18280, Republic of Korea
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- Hyundai Motor Company, 150, Hyundaiyeonguso-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18280, Republic of Korea
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- Hyundai Motor Company, 150, Hyundaiyeonguso-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18280, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Mezzomo L, Lorenzi R, Mauri M, Simonutti R, D’Arienzo M, Wi TU, Ko S, Lee HW, Poggini L, Caneschi A, Mustarelli P, Ruffo R. Unveiling the Role of PEO-Capped TiO 2 Nanofiller in Stabilizing the Anode Interface in Lithium Metal Batteries. Nano Lett 2022; 22:8509-8518. [PMID: 36315593 PMCID: PMC9650764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) will be a breakthrough in automotive applications, but they require the development of next-generation solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) to stabilize the anode interface. Polymer-in-ceramic PEO/TiO2 nanocomposite SSEs show outstanding properties, allowing unprecedented LMBs durability and self-healing capabilities. However, the mechanism underlying the inhibition/delay of dendrite growth is not well understood. In fact, the inorganic phase could act as both a chemical and a mechanical barrier to dendrite propagation. Combining advanced in situ and ex situ experimental techniques, we demonstrate that oligo(ethylene oxide)-capped TiO2, although chemically inert toward lithium metal, imparts SSE with mechanical and dynamical properties particularly favorable for application. The self-healing characteristics are due to the interplay between mechanical robustness and high local polymer mobility which promotes the disruption of the electric continuity of the lithium dendrites (razor effect).
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- Lorenzo Mezzomo
- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- School
of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan
National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan
National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan
National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche − CNR Istituto di Chimica dei Composti
OrganoMetallici − ICCOM, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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- Department
of Industrial Engineering (DIEF) and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
- National
Reference Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GISEL) −
Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia
dei Materiali (INSTM), 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienza dei Materiali, Università
di Milano Bicocca, 20125 Milano, Italy
- National
Reference Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GISEL) −
Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia
dei Materiali (INSTM), 50121 Firenze, Italy
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Li X, Wang Y, Xi K, Yu W, Feng J, Gao G, Wu H, Jiang Q, Abdelkader A, Hua W, Zhong G, Ding S. Quasi-Solid-State Ion-Conducting Arrays Composite Electrolytes with Fast Ion Transport Vertical-Aligned Interfaces for All-Weather Practical Lithium-Metal Batteries. Nanomicro Lett 2022; 14:210. [PMID: 36315314 PMCID: PMC9622961 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00952-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The rapid improvement in the gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) with high ionic conductivity brought it closer to practical applications in solid-state Li-metal batteries. The combination of solvent and polymer enables quasi-liquid fast ion transport in the GPEs. However, different ion transport capacity between solvent and polymer will cause local nonuniform Li+ distribution, leading to severe dendrite growth. In addition, the poor thermal stability of the solvent also limits the operating-temperature window of the electrolytes. Optimizing the ion transport environment and enhancing the thermal stability are two major challenges that hinder the application of GPEs. Here, a strategy by introducing ion-conducting arrays (ICA) is created by vertical-aligned montmorillonite into GPE. Rapid ion transport on the ICA was demonstrated by 6Li solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, combined with computer simulations to visualize the transport process. Compared with conventional randomly dispersed fillers, ICA provides continuous interfaces to regulate the ion transport environment and enhances the tolerance of GPEs to extreme temperatures. Therefore, GPE/ICA exhibits high room-temperature ionic conductivity (1.08 mS cm-1) and long-term stable Li deposition/stripping cycles (> 1000 h). As a final proof, Li||GPE/ICA||LiFePO4 cells exhibit excellent cycle performance at wide temperature range (from 0 to 60 °C), which shows a promising path toward all-weather practical solid-state batteries.
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- Xinyang Li
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313001, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK
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- Institute for Applied Materials-Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Spectroelectrochemsitry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China.
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Liu Q, Jiang L, Zheng P, Sun J, Liu C, Chai J, Li X, Zheng Y, Liu Z. Recent Advances in Stability Issues of Inorganic Solid Electrolytes and Composite Solid Electrolytes for All- Solid-State Batteries. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200116. [PMID: 35701099 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
The development of solid-state batteries has become one of the most promising directions in rechargeable secondary batteries due to their considerable energy densities and favorable safety. However, solid-state batteries with higher energy density and more durable and stable cycle life should be developed for large-scale energy storage and adaption to the rapidly increasing lithium battery production and sales market. Although inorganic solid electrolytes (ISEs) and composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) are relatively advantageous solid-state electrolytes, they also face severe challenges. This review summarizes the main stability issues related to chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electrochemical aspects faced by ISEs and CSEs. The corresponding state-of-the-art improvement strategies have been proposed, including filling of modified particles, electrolyte pore adjustment, electrolyte internal structure arrangement, and interface modification.
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- Quanyi Liu
- College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, 618307, P. R. China
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- College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, 618307, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, 618307, P. R. China
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- College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, 618307, P. R. China
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- College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aircraft Fire Science and Safety Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, 618307, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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Zhao J, Zhao C, Zhu J, Liu X, Yao J, Wang B, Dai Q, Wang Z, Chen J, Jia P, Li Y, Harris SJ, Yang Y, Tang Y, Zhang L, Ding F, Huang J. Size-Dependent Chemomechanical Failure of Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Particles during Electrochemical Reaction with Lithium. Nano Lett 2022; 22:411-418. [PMID: 34941277 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The very high ionic conductivity of Li10GeP2S12 (LGPS) solid electrolyte (SE) makes it a promising candidate SE for solid-state batteries in electrical vehicles. However, chemomechanical failure, whose mechanism remains unclear, has plagued its widespread applications. Here, we report in situ imaging lithiation-induced failure of LGPS SE. We revealed a strong size effect in the chemomechanical failure of LGPS particles: namely, when the particle size is greater than 3 μm, fracture/pulverization occurred; when the particle size is between 1 and 3 μm, microcracks emerged; when the particle size is less than 1 μm, no chemomechanical failure was observed. This strong size effect is interpreted by the interplay between elastic energy storage and dissipation. Our finding has important implications for the design of high-performance LGPS SE, for example, by reducing the particle size to less than 1 μm the chemomechanical failure of LGPS SE can be mitigated.
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- Jun Zhao
- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Energy Storage Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
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- Institute for Basic Science (IBS), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P.R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, P.R. China
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Song YB, Kim DH, Kwak H, Han D, Kang S, Lee JH, Bak SM, Nam KW, Lee HW, Jung YS. Tailoring Solution-Processable Li Argyrodites Li 6+xP 1-xM xS 5I (M = Ge, Sn) and Their Microstructural Evolution Revealed by Cryo-TEM for All- Solid-State Batteries. Nano Lett 2020; 20:4337-4345. [PMID: 32369373 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Owing to their high Li+ conductivities, mechanical sinterability, and solution processability, sulfide Li argyrodites have attracted much attention as enablers in the development of high-performance all-solid-state batteries with practicability. However, solution-processable Li argyrodites have been developed only for a composition of Li6PS5X (X = Cl, Br, I) with insufficiently high Li+ conductivities (∼10-4 S cm-1). Herein, we report the highest Li+ conductivity of 0.54 mS cm-1 at 30 °C (Li6.5P0.5Ge0.5S5I) for solution-processable iodine-based Li argyrodites. A comparative investigation of three iodine-based argyrodites of unsubstituted and Ge- and Sn-substituted solution-processed Li6PS5I with varied heat-treatment temperature elucidates the effect of microstructural evolution on Li+ conductivity. Notably, local nanostructures consisting of argyrodite nanocrystallites in solution-processed Li6.5P0.5Ge0.5S5I have been directly captured by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, which is a first for sulfide solid electrolyte materials. Specifically, the promising electrochemical performances of all-solid-state batteries at 30 °C employing LiCoO2 electrodes tailored by the infiltration of Li6.5P0.5Ge0.5S5I-ethanol solutions are successfully demonstrated.
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- Yong Bae Song
- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- UNIST Central Research Facilities (UCRF), UNIST, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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