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A two-dimensional type I superionic conductor

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NATURE MATERIALS
卷 20, 期 12, 页码 1683-+

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01053-9

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  1. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/R513143/1]
  2. US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
  3. US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division [DE-SC0019299]
  4. US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences
  5. US Department of Energy [DEAC05-00OR22725]
  6. Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource [NSF ECCS-2025633]
  7. Faraday Institution Lithium-Sulfur Technology Accelerator (LiSTAR) programme [FIRG014, EP/S003053/1]
  8. Northwestern University
  9. HORIBA-Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA)
  10. University College London (UCL)
  11. EPSRC [EP/S003053/1] Funding Source: UKRI
  12. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-SC0019299] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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The research introduces a two-dimensional type I superionic conductor, alpha-KAg3Se2, demonstrating its characteristics with scattering techniques and simulations. It is confirmed that the superionic Ag+ ions are confined to subnanometre sheets, and the phase transition temperature can be controlled by chemical substitution.
Superionic conductors present liquid-like ionic diffusivity with applications ranging from energy storage to thermoelectrics. A two-dimensional type I superionic conductor alpha-KAg3Se2 is now reported and should help to design other materials with tailored ionic conductivities and phase transitions. Superionic conductors possess liquid-like ionic diffusivity in the solid state, finding wide applicability from electrolytes in energy storage to materials for thermoelectric energy conversion. Type I superionic conductors (for example, AgI, Ag2Se and so on) are defined by a first-order transition to the superionic state and have so far been found exclusively in three-dimensional crystal structures. Here, we reveal a two-dimensional type I superionic conductor, alpha-KAg3Se2, by scattering techniques and complementary simulations. Quasi-elastic neutron scattering and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations confirm that the superionic Ag+ ions are confined to subnanometre sheets, with the simulated local structure validated by experimental X-ray powder pair-distribution-function analysis. Finally, we demonstrate that the phase transition temperature can be controlled by chemical substitution of the alkali metal ions that compose the immobile charge-balancing layers. Our work thus extends the known classes of superionic conductors and will facilitate the design of new materials with tailored ionic conductivities and phase transitions.

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