Li10Sn0.95P2S11.9-xOx: A new sulfide solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) have high safety and high energy density. Li10SnP2S12 sulfide solid electrolyte has attracted extensive attention due to its low fabrication cost and outstanding performance in ASSBs. However, its ionic conductivity and stability to lithium and air need to be further improved. Here, in order to avoid the formation of impurities related to Sn-related compounds, the content of SnS2 in the raw materials is reduced, and to improve ionic conductivity and stability to lithium and air. The S site is doped with O by the solid-phase sintering method, and a series of Li10Sn0.95P2S11.9-xOx (0 <= x <= 1) electrolytes are prepared. Li10Sn0.95P2S11.4O0.5 (LS0.95PSO0.5) has a high ionic conductivity of 3.96 mS cm(-1) and low activation energy after cold pressing. According to the Hard-Soft-Acid-Base theory, doping O into the electrolyte in advance will improve the stability. The ionic conductivity decay of LS0.95PSO0.5 after exposure to air is smaller, which proves that O doping improves the air stability of the electrolyte. LS0.95PSO0.5 also shows good stability to lithium. The assembled LNO@LCO/LS0.95PSO0.5/Li-In ASSB exhibits a high first-cycle discharge capacity of 133 mA h g(-1) and good cycling stability. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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This study investigates the doping of oxygen in Li10SnP2S12 electrolyte using solid-phase sintering method to improve the ionic conductivity and stability to lithium and air. The doped electrolyte shows enhanced conductivity, improved stability, and good cycling performance in all-solid-state batteries.