Chemistry Design Towards a Stable Sulfide‐Based Superionic Conductor Li 4 Cu 8 Ge 3 S 12
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- Center for High Pressure Science &, Technology Advanced Research Shanghai 206203 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL 60115 USA
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 P. R. China
Abstract Sulfide‐based superionic conductors with high ionic conductivity have been explored as candidates for solid‐state Li batteries. However, moisture hypersensitivity has made their manufacture complicated and costly and also impeded applications in batteries. Now, a sulfide‐based superionic conductor Li 4 Cu 8 Ge 3 S 12 with superior stability was developed based on the hard/soft acid–base theory. The compound is stable in both moist air and aqueous LiOH aqueous solution. The electrochemical stability window was up to 1.5 V. An ionic conductivity of 0.9×10 −4 S cm with low activation energy of 0.33 eV was achieved without any optimization. The material features a rigid Cu‐Ge‐S open framework that increases its stability. Meanwhile, the weak bonding between Li + and the framework promotes ionic conductivity. This work provides a structural configuration in which weak Li bonding in the rigid framework promotes an environment for highly conductive and stable solid‐state electrolytes.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1509751
- Journal Information:
- Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 131; ISSN 0044-8249
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
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