Mesoscopic Framework Enables Facile Ionic Transport in Solid Electrolytes for Li Batteries
Abstract
In Li-ion-conducting solid electrolytes can simultaneously overcome two grand challenges for Li-ion batteries: the severe safety concerns that limit the large-scale application and the poor electrolyte stability that forbids the use of high-voltage cathodes. Nevertheless, the ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes is typically low, compromising the battery performances. Precisely determining the ionic transport mechanism(s) is a prerequisite for the rational design of highly conductive solid electrolytes. For decades, the research on this subject has primarily focused on the atomic and microscopic scales, where the main features of interest are unit cells and microstructures, respectively. We show that the largely overlooked mesoscopic scale lying between these extremes could be the key to fast ionic conduction. In a prototype system, (Li0.33La0.56)TiO3, a mesoscopic framework is revealed for the first time by state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscopy. Corroborated by theoretical calculations and impedance measurements, it is demonstrated that such a unique configuration maximizes the number of percolation directions and thus most effectively improves the ionic conductivity. Finally, this discovery reconciles the long-standing structure–property inconsistency in (Li0.33La0.56)TiO3 and also identifies mesoscopic ordering as a promising general strategy for optimizing Li+ conduction.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
- Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and Computer Science and Mathematics Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1326475
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
Ma, Cheng, Cheng, Yongqiang, Chen, Kai, Li, Juchuan, Sumpter, Bobby G., Nan, Ce-Wen, More, Karren L., Dudney, Nancy J., and Chi, Miaofang. Mesoscopic Framework Enables Facile Ionic Transport in Solid Electrolytes for Li Batteries. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201600053.
Ma, Cheng, Cheng, Yongqiang, Chen, Kai, Li, Juchuan, Sumpter, Bobby G., Nan, Ce-Wen, More, Karren L., Dudney, Nancy J., & Chi, Miaofang. Mesoscopic Framework Enables Facile Ionic Transport in Solid Electrolytes for Li Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600053
Ma, Cheng, Cheng, Yongqiang, Chen, Kai, Li, Juchuan, Sumpter, Bobby G., Nan, Ce-Wen, More, Karren L., Dudney, Nancy J., and Chi, Miaofang. Tue .
"Mesoscopic Framework Enables Facile Ionic Transport in Solid Electrolytes for Li Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600053. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1326475.
@article{osti_1326475,
title = {Mesoscopic Framework Enables Facile Ionic Transport in Solid Electrolytes for Li Batteries},
author = {Ma, Cheng and Cheng, Yongqiang and Chen, Kai and Li, Juchuan and Sumpter, Bobby G. and Nan, Ce-Wen and More, Karren L. and Dudney, Nancy J. and Chi, Miaofang},
abstractNote = {In Li-ion-conducting solid electrolytes can simultaneously overcome two grand challenges for Li-ion batteries: the severe safety concerns that limit the large-scale application and the poor electrolyte stability that forbids the use of high-voltage cathodes. Nevertheless, the ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes is typically low, compromising the battery performances. Precisely determining the ionic transport mechanism(s) is a prerequisite for the rational design of highly conductive solid electrolytes. For decades, the research on this subject has primarily focused on the atomic and microscopic scales, where the main features of interest are unit cells and microstructures, respectively. We show that the largely overlooked mesoscopic scale lying between these extremes could be the key to fast ionic conduction. In a prototype system, (Li0.33La0.56)TiO3, a mesoscopic framework is revealed for the first time by state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscopy. Corroborated by theoretical calculations and impedance measurements, it is demonstrated that such a unique configuration maximizes the number of percolation directions and thus most effectively improves the ionic conductivity. Finally, this discovery reconciles the long-standing structure–property inconsistency in (Li0.33La0.56)TiO3 and also identifies mesoscopic ordering as a promising general strategy for optimizing Li+ conduction.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201600053},
journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
number = 11,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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