Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 8947-8954Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20976
Keywords
solid-state electrolyte; hydrides; nanocomposite; interfacial effects; ionic conductor
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21975168]
- Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2021JDJQ0020]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [1082204112219]
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In this study, a LiBH4·1/2NH3-MgO nanocomposite has been developed as a fast Li-ion conductor. By adjusting the size of MgO nanoparticles, the ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability window of the material can be significantly improved.
A solid-state electrolyte (SSE) is the core component for fabricating solid-state batteries competitive with the currently commercial Li-ion batteries. In the present study, a LiBH4 center dot 1/2NH(3)-MgO nanocomposite has been developed as a fast Li-ion conductor. The conductive properties depend strongly on the size of MgO nanopowders. By adding MgO nanoparticles, the first-order transition at 55 degrees C observed in the crystalline LiBH4 center dot 1/2NH(3) is suppressed due to the conversion of LiBH4 center dot 1/2NH(3) into the amorphous state. When the size of MgO decreases from 163.6 to 13.9 nm, the MgO amount required for the phase-transition suppression of LiBH4 center dot 1/2NH(3) decreases linearly from 92 to 75 wt %, accompanied by a significant enhancement of ionic conductivity. The optimized nanocomposite with 75 wt % MgO of size 13.9 nm exhibits a pronouncedly high conductivity of 4.0 x 10(-3) S cm(-1) at room temperature, which is 20 times higher than that of the crystalline LiBH4 center dot 1/2NH(3). Furthermore, a smaller size MgO contributes to a higher electrochemical stability window (ESW) owing to the stronger interfacial interaction via B-O bonds, i.e., an ESW of 4.0 V is achieved with the addition of 75 wt % MgO of size 13.9 nm.
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