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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

  • Solid-state electrolytes based on closo-decaborates are of interest for their high ionic conductivity, thermal/chemical stability, and deformability.
  • Developing new solid-state ion conductors is crucial for advanced energy storage technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of iodine substitution on the thermal, structural, and ionic conduction properties of closo-decaborates.
  • To synthesize and characterize novel iodinated closo-decaborates for potential use as solid-state electrolytes.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a series of iodinated closo-decaborates, M2[B10H10-In] (M = Li, Na; n = 1, 2, 10).
  • Characterization using thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
  • Evaluation of thermal stability, structural properties, and ionic conductivity.

Main Results:

  • Increased iodine substitution led to higher thermal decomposition temperatures.
  • All synthesized compounds exhibited an amorphous structure.
  • Lithium-based iodinated closo-decaborates (Li2[B10H10-In]) showed enhanced ionic conductivity compared to the parent compound, with Li2[B10I10] achieving 2.96 × 10^-2 S cm^-1 at 300 °C.
  • Sodium-based iodinated closo-decaborates (Na2[B10H10-In]) exhibited lower ionic conductivity than the parent compound, with conductivity increasing with iodine substitution.

Conclusions:

  • Iodine substitution can improve ionic conductivity in lithium closo-decaborates, making them promising for high-temperature batteries.
  • Li2[B10I10] demonstrated excellent properties, including a high Li-ion transference number (0.999), a 3.3 V electrochemical stability window, and good compatibility with Li anodes.
  • The observed trends in sodium-based compounds are attributed to increased electrostatic potential, mass, and volume of iodinated anions.