Journal
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 37, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202101437
Keywords
batteries; DFT calculations; solid electrolytes; solid-state batteries; superionic conductors
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology and the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office of the US Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
- National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
- National Science Foundation [ACI-1548562]
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The study explores new lithium oxide SICs for lithium solid-state batteries by drawing inspiration from the ion-conduction mechanisms in garnet and NASICON, resulting in the proposal of seven candidates with high room-temperature ionic conductivity. These new materials, including spinel, oxy-argyrodite, sodalite, and LiM(SeO3)(2), offer new opportunities for enriching the structural families of lithium oxide SICs.
The key component in lithium solid-state batteries (SSBs) is the solid electrolyte composed of lithium superionic conductors (SICs). Lithium oxide SICs offer improved electrochemical and chemical stability compared with sulfides, and their recent advancements have largely been achieved using materials in the garnet- and NASICON (sodium superionic conductor)- structured families. In this work, using the ion-conduction mechanisms in garnet and NASICON as inspiration, a common pattern of an activated diffusion network and three structural features that are beneficial for superionic conduction: a 3D percolation Li diffusion network, short distances between occupied Li sites, and the homogeneity of the transport path are identified. A high-throughput computational screening is performed to search for new lithium oxide SICs that share these features. From this search, seven candidates are proposed exhibiting high room-temperature ionic conductivity evaluated using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Their structural frameworks including spinel, oxy-argyrodite, sodalite, and LiM(SeO3)(2) present new opportunities for enriching the structural families of lithium oxide SICs.
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