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Title: Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25 Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure

Abstract

Solid-state Li-ion conductors are of broad interest in electrochemical energy storage, especially in solid-state Li batteries that serve as a promising alternative for the next-generation safe and high-energy-density batteries. Exploring solid-state superionic conductors is significant for the development of solid-state Li batteries with high performance. Herein, we report a disordered rock-salt (A1B1)-structured solid electrolyte (Li0.625Al0.125H0.25)(Cl0.75O0.25) (abbr. LAHCO) that was synthesized using Li2OHCl and LiAlCl4 as precursors. Neutron diffraction reveals that Li, Al, and H atoms occupy the A sites and O and Cl atoms occupy the B sites in the A1B1 structure for pure LAHCO. The LAHCO compound with excess LiAlCl4 shows the highest Li+ ionic conductivity of ~10–4 S cm–1 at room temperature due to the disordering induced by configurational entropy as well as the entropy of mixing. Moreover, LAHCO–LiAlCl4 solid electrolyte exhibits a stable polarization voltage under a current density of 5–50 μA cm–2 in Li symmetric cells. Furthermore, this work not only explicates the importance of Li-ion conductors with a rock-salt structure but also contributes toward the development of solid-state Li-ion conductors for broad applications.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5];  [4]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Shanghai University (China); Univ. of Louisville, KY (United States)
  2. Univ. of Louisville, KY (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Shanghai University (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
OSTI Identifier:
1839969
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1840198
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; solid electrolyte; rock-salt structure; disordered; ionic conductivity; Li metal; entropy; precursors; chemical structure; electrical conductor

Citation Formats

Zhang, Qian, Arnold, William, Hood, Zachary D., Li, Yang, DeWees, Rachel, Chi, Miaofang, Chen, Zhiwen, Chen, Yan, and Wang, Hui. Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25 Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1021/acsaem.1c01011.
Zhang, Qian, Arnold, William, Hood, Zachary D., Li, Yang, DeWees, Rachel, Chi, Miaofang, Chen, Zhiwen, Chen, Yan, & Wang, Hui. Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25 Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01011
Zhang, Qian, Arnold, William, Hood, Zachary D., Li, Yang, DeWees, Rachel, Chi, Miaofang, Chen, Zhiwen, Chen, Yan, and Wang, Hui. Mon . "Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25 Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1839969.
@article{osti_1839969,
title = {Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25 Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure},
author = {Zhang, Qian and Arnold, William and Hood, Zachary D. and Li, Yang and DeWees, Rachel and Chi, Miaofang and Chen, Zhiwen and Chen, Yan and Wang, Hui},
abstractNote = {Solid-state Li-ion conductors are of broad interest in electrochemical energy storage, especially in solid-state Li batteries that serve as a promising alternative for the next-generation safe and high-energy-density batteries. Exploring solid-state superionic conductors is significant for the development of solid-state Li batteries with high performance. Herein, we report a disordered rock-salt (A1B1)-structured solid electrolyte (Li0.625Al0.125H0.25)(Cl0.75O0.25) (abbr. LAHCO) that was synthesized using Li2OHCl and LiAlCl4 as precursors. Neutron diffraction reveals that Li, Al, and H atoms occupy the A sites and O and Cl atoms occupy the B sites in the A1B1 structure for pure LAHCO. The LAHCO compound with excess LiAlCl4 shows the highest Li+ ionic conductivity of ~10–4 S cm–1 at room temperature due to the disordering induced by configurational entropy as well as the entropy of mixing. Moreover, LAHCO–LiAlCl4 solid electrolyte exhibits a stable polarization voltage under a current density of 5–50 μA cm–2 in Li symmetric cells. Furthermore, this work not only explicates the importance of Li-ion conductors with a rock-salt structure but also contributes toward the development of solid-state Li-ion conductors for broad applications.},
doi = {10.1021/acsaem.1c01011},
journal = {ACS Applied Energy Materials},
number = 8,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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