Computational study of and II: Stability analysis of pure phases and of model interfaces with Li anodes
Abstract
Both and materials have promising properties for use in all solid-state batteries and other technologies dependent on electrolytes with significant ionic conductivity. As the second of a two-part study, the structural properties of and three reported phases of are investigated using first-principles modeling techniques. For alpha- , the tetragonal P42/mnm structure reported in the literature is found to be unstable as evidenced by imaginary phonon modes near the M point of its Brillouin zone. Our simulations within the harmonic approximation suggest that the real α phase has the orthorhombic space group symmetry Pmmn formed with twice as many formula units and tiny adjustments of the equivalent lattice parameters and fractional coordinates. Extending the analysis of the Pmmn α- structure to the quasiharmonic approximation improves the agreement between the room-temperature x-ray pattern reported in the literature and the corresponding simulation results. In anticipation of the use of the monoclinic phases of and in Li ion conducting applications, chemical stability is investigated in terms of free-energy differences of possible decomposition and Li reaction processes, finding encouraging results. As further investigations of and β- as electrolyte or coating materials, particularly for use with Li metal anodes, idealized electrolyte/Li interfaces were investigated in terms of their geometric, energetic, and electronic properties. The results find the electrolyte/Li interfaces to be quite favorable, perhaps comparable to the pioneering LiPON/Li system.
- Authors:
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- Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1826065
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; DMR-1940324
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Li, Yan, Hood, Zachary D., and Holzwarth, N. W. Computational study of Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 II: Stability analysis of pure phases and of model interfaces with Li anodes. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.085403.
Li, Yan, Hood, Zachary D., & Holzwarth, N. W. Computational study of Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 II: Stability analysis of pure phases and of model interfaces with Li anodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.085403
Li, Yan, Hood, Zachary D., and Holzwarth, N. W. Tue .
"Computational study of Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 II: Stability analysis of pure phases and of model interfaces with Li anodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.085403. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1826065.
@article{osti_1826065,
title = {Computational study of Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 II: Stability analysis of pure phases and of model interfaces with Li anodes},
author = {Li, Yan and Hood, Zachary D. and Holzwarth, N. W.},
abstractNote = {Both Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 materials have promising properties for use in all solid-state batteries and other technologies dependent on electrolytes with significant ionic conductivity. As the second of a two-part study, the structural properties of Li 3 BO 3 and three reported phases of Li 3 BN 2 are investigated using first-principles modeling techniques. For alpha- Li 3 BN 2 , the tetragonal P42/mnm structure reported in the literature is found to be unstable as evidenced by imaginary phonon modes near the M point of its Brillouin zone. Our simulations within the harmonic approximation suggest that the real α phase has the orthorhombic space group symmetry Pmmn formed with twice as many formula units and tiny adjustments of the equivalent lattice parameters and fractional coordinates. Extending the analysis of the Pmmn α- Li 3 BN 2 structure to the quasiharmonic approximation improves the agreement between the room-temperature x-ray pattern reported in the literature and the corresponding simulation results. In anticipation of the use of the monoclinic phases of Li 3 BO 3 and Li 3 BN 2 in Li ion conducting applications, chemical stability is investigated in terms of free-energy differences of possible decomposition and Li reaction processes, finding encouraging results. As further investigations of Li 3 BO 3 and β- Li 3 BN 2 as electrolyte or coating materials, particularly for use with Li metal anodes, idealized electrolyte/Li interfaces were investigated in terms of their geometric, energetic, and electronic properties. The results find the electrolyte/Li interfaces to be quite favorable, perhaps comparable to the pioneering LiPON/Li system.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.085403},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
number = 8,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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