Optimized Lithium-Indium Chloride Solid Electrolyte for High Energy All-Solid-State Batteries

Abstract:

All-solid-state battery is a promising next-generation energy storage and conversion device and the development of solid electrolyte is very important as the core of all solid-state batteries. Herein lithium-indium chloride solid electrolyte is successfully prepared and the ionic conductivity is increased from 1.07 to 1.41 mS/cm by optimizing the vacuum parameter in the process of preparation. The samples have typical C2/m space group of cubic crystal system, and the vacuum optimized sample has more regular ion arrangement, better crystallinity and fewer lattice defects. The prepared sample is used as the electrolyte layer and the electrolyte part of the composite cathode, and the layered oxide LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ without surface modification was used as the active material. After assembling the cell, the initial discharge specific capacity of the cell was tested to be 157.5mAh/g. In addition, the phase transition of the composite cathode is analyzed under different charge and discharge state. It is found that the use of the lithium-indium chloride solid electrolyte in composite electrode does not affect the REDOX reaction of LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ layered oxide, indicating that the electrolyte material is stable and compatible with layered cathode material, showing its excellent application prospect.

• Periodical: Nano Hybrids and Composites (Volume 34)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-xk5392
• Online since: February 2022
• Authors: Guo Feng Xu*
• Keywords: All-Solid-State Battery, Chloride, Ionic Conductivity, Lithium, Solid Electrolyte

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