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Title: Heavily Tungsten‐Doped Sodium Thioantimonate Solid‐State Electrolytes with Exceptionally Low Activation Energy for Ionic Diffusion

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie
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  1. Materials Science and Engineering Program &, Texas Materials Institute (TMI) The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712-1591 USA
  2. Department of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USA
  3. Chemical Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USA
  4. X-ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA
  5. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida State University Tallahassee FL 32306 USA
  6. Argonne National Laboratory 9700S. Cass Avenue Lemont IL 60439 USA

Abstract A strategy for modifying the structure of solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) to reduce the cation diffusion activation energy is presented. Two heavily W‐doped sodium thioantimonate SSEs, Na 2.895 W 0.3 Sb 0.7 S 4 and Na 2.7 W 0.3 Sb 0.7 S 4 are designed, both exhibiting exceptionally low activation energy and enhanced room temperature (RT) ionic conductivity; 0.09 eV, 24.2 mS/cm and 0.12 eV, 14.5 mS/cm. At −15 °C the Na 2.895 W 0.3 Sb 0.7 S 4 displays a total ionic conductivity of 5.5 mS/cm. The 30 % W content goes far beyond the 10–12 % reported in the prior studies, and results in novel pseudo‐cubic or orthorhombic structures. Calculations reveal that these properties result from a combination of multiple diffusion mechanisms, including vacancy defects, strongly correlated modes and excessive Na‐ions. An all‐solid‐state battery (ASSB) using Na 2.895 W 0.3 Sb 0.7 S 4 as the primary SSE and a sodium sulfide (Na 2 S) cathode achieves a reversible capacity of 400 mAh g −1 .

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-96ER45579; EE0008865; AC02-05CH11231; AC05 00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1829372
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Vol. 133 Journal Issue: 50; ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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