Volume 46, Issue 12 pp. 17644-17653
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One-pot aprotic solvent-enabled synthesis of superionic Li-argyrodite solid electrolyte

Young Jin Heo

Young Jin Heo

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Seung-Deok Seo

Seung-Deok Seo

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Suk-Ho Hwang

Suk-Ho Hwang

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Sun Hee Choi

Sun Hee Choi

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Dong-Wan Kim

Corresponding Author

Dong-Wan Kim

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

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Dong-Wan Kim, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.

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First published: 01 July 2022
Citations: 12

Funding information: Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, Grant/Award Numbers: 2018M3D1A1058744, 2022R1A2C3003319; National Research Foundation of Korea; Korea University; Ministry of Education, Grant/Award Number: 2020R1A6A1A03045059

Summary

Li-argyrodite phase Li6PS5Cl is a promising solid electrolyte (SE) with potential applications in all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). Conventional SE synthesis methods such as high-energy ball-milling and solid-state synthesis require a significant amount of energy. Consequently, in recent years, several studies have been conducted on developing liquid phase methods for mass-producing SEs. One such liquid phase method uses tetrahydrofuran (THF, an aprotic solvent) and ethanol (EtOH, a protic solvent) to synthesize Li6PS5Cl. However, the synthesized SE contains impurities that are generated by reactions between EtOH and PS43−. In this study, we present a novel one-pot liquid phase method for synthesizing Li6PS5Cl using THF. The synthesized SE had a high ionic conductivity (2.03 mS·cm−1) and low electronic conductivity (7.44 × 10−8 S·cm−1). Notably, it had few impurities and was essentially composed of a single phase. Furthermore, an ASSB cell composed of LiNbO3-coated LiNi0.6Mn0.2CoO2 (NMC622)/Li6PS5Cl/Li-In, which contained the synthesized SE, exhibited a high discharge capacity of 156 mAh·g−1. Therefore, the liquid phase method proposed herein can be used to synthesize SEs, and can help realize mass production and commercialization.

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