Enhanced ionic conductivity with Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3} phase in Li{sub 3}OBr anti-perovskite solid electrolyte
- High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 (United States)
- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies and Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- Materials Research Program and The Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
Cubic anti-perovskites with general formula Li{sub 3}OX (X = Cl, Br, I) were recently reported as superionic conductors with the potential for use as solid electrolytes in all-solid-state lithium ion batteries. These electrolytes are nonflammable, low-cost, and suitable for thermoplastic processing. However, the primary obstacle of its practical implementation is the relatively low ionic conductivity at room temperature. In this work, we synthesized a composite material consisting of two anti-perovskite phases, namely, cubic Li{sub 3}OBr and layered Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3,} by solid state reaction routes. The results indicate that with the phase fraction of Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3} increasing to 44 wt. %, the ionic conductivity increased by more than one order of magnitude compared with pure phase Li{sub 3}OBr. Formation energy calculations revealed the meta-stable nature of Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3}, which supports the great difficulty in producing phase-pure Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3} at ambient pressure. Methods of obtaining phase-pure Li{sub 7}O{sub 2}Br{sub 3} will continue to be explored, including both high pressure and metathesis techniques.
- OSTI ID:
- 22594290
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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