Issue 39, 2023, Issue in Progress

Improved air-stability and conductivity in the 75Li2S·25P2S5 solid-state electrolyte system: the role of Li7P3S11

Abstract

Doping modification is regarded as a simple and effective method for increasing the ionic conductivity and air stability of solid state electrolytes. In this work, a series of (100−x)(0.75Li2S·0.25P2S5xP2O5 (mol%) (x = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4) glass-ceramic electrolytes were synthesized by a two-step ball milling technique. Various characterization techniques (including powder X-ray diffraction, Raman and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance) have proved that the addition of P2O5 can stimulate 75Li2S·25P2S5 system to generate the high ionic conductivity phase Li7P3S11. Through the doping optimization strategy, 98(0.75Li2S·0.25P2S5)·2P2O5 glass-ceramic (2PO) not only had a 3.6 times higher ionic conductivity than the undoped sample but also had higher air stability. Its ionic conductivity remained in the same order of magnitude after 10 minutes in the air. We further investigated the reasons why 2PO has a relatively high air stability using powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy in terms of crystal structure degradation and morphology changes. In comparison to the undoped sample, the high ionic conductivity phases (β-Li3PS4 and Li7P3S11) of 2PO were better preserved, and less impurity and unknown peaks were generated over a short period of exposure time. In addition, the morphology of 2PO only changed slightly after 10 minutes of exposure. Despite the fact that the particles aggregated significantly after several days of exposure, 2PO tended to form a protective layer composed of S8, which might allow some particles to be shielded from attack by moisture, slowing down the decay of material properties.

Graphical abstract: Improved air-stability and conductivity in the 75Li2S·25P2S5 solid-state electrolyte system: the role of Li7P3S11

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Jul 2023
Accepted
23 Aug 2023
First published
08 Sep 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2023,13, 27066-27076

Improved air-stability and conductivity in the 75Li2S·25P2S5 solid-state electrolyte system: the role of Li7P3S11

C. Mi and S. R. Hall, RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 27066 DOI: 10.1039/D3RA04706G

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