Visualizing percolation and ion transport in hybrid solid electrolytes for Li–metal batteries

Zaman, Wahid; Hortance, Nicholas; Dixit, Marm B.; De Andrade, Vincent; Hatzell, Kelsey B.

doi:10.1039/c9ta05118j

Title: Visualizing percolation and ion transport in hybrid solid electrolytes for Li–metal batteries

Journal Article · 25 June 2019 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta05118j · OSTI ID:1607389

Zaman, Wahid ^[1]; Hortance, Nicholas ^[1]; Dixit, Marm B. ^[1]; De Andrade, Vincent ^[2];

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Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Hybrid solid electrolytes are composed of organic (polymer) and inorganic (ceramic) ion conducting materials, and are promising options for large-scale production of solid state lithium–metal batteries. Hybrid solid electrolytes containing 15 vol% Al-LLZO demonstrate optimal ionic conductivity properties. Ionic conductivity is shown to decrease at high inorganic loadings. This optimum is most obvious above the melting temperature of polyethylene oxide where the polymer is amorphous. Structural analysis using synchrotron nanotomography reveals that the inorganic particles are highly aggregated. The aggregation size grows with inorganic content and the largest percolating clusters measured for 5 vol%, 15 vol% and 50 vol% were ~12 μm³, 206 μm³, and 324 μm³, respectively. Enhanced transport in hybrid electrolytes is shown to be due to polymer|particle (Al-LLZO) interactions and ionic conductivity is directly related to the accessible surface area of the inorganic particles within the electrolyte. Finally, ordered and well-dispersed structures are ideal for next generation hybrid solid electrolytes.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; 1847029

OSTI ID:: 1607389

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 7, Issue 41; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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