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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

  • Composite solid-state electrolytes (CSEs) are crucial for high-energy lithium metal batteries but face challenges like low ionic conductivity and poor mechanical properties.
  • Existing CSEs exhibit limitations in ionic conductivity, mechanical strength, thermal stability, and voltage window, hindering practical applications.
  • Developing advanced solid electrolytes is essential to overcome these limitations and enable next-generation energy storage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize a novel lithium superionic conductor (Li-HA-F) with an ultralong nanofiber structure.
  • To enhance the performance of composite solid-state electrolytes by incorporating Li-HA-F nanofibers.
  • To investigate the ionic conductivity, mechanical properties, thermal stability, and electrochemical performance of the resulting CSEs.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of Li-HA-F with ultralong nanofiber structure.
  • Fabrication of CSEs by coupling Li-HA-F with poly(ethylene oxide)-based solid electrolytes.
  • Characterization of ionic conductivity, Li+ transference number, and voltage window.
  • Mechanical testing for breaking strength and flexibility.
  • Electrochemical testing of Li/Li half cells and solid-state batteries (LiFePO4/CSE/Li and NMC/CSE/Li).
  • Theoretical calculations to understand conduction mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Achieved ultrahigh room-temperature ionic conductivity of 12.6 mS cm-1 for Li-HA-F.
  • Developed CSEs with high ionic conductivity (4.0 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 30 °C), a large Li+ transference number (0.66), and a wide voltage window (5.2 V).
  • Demonstrated good heat/flame resistance, flexibility, and high breaking strength (9.66 MPa) for the nanofiber-reinforced CSE.
  • Li/Li half cells showed stable cycling over 2000 h with a critical current density of 1.4 mA cm-2.
  • Solid-state batteries delivered high reversible capacities and good cycling performance across a wide temperature range.

Conclusions:

  • Li-HA-F nanofibers provide continuous dual-conductive pathways and stable LiF-rich interfaces, significantly improving CSE performance.
  • The enhanced CSE exhibits excellent ionic conductivity, mechanical integrity, thermal stability, and electrochemical performance.
  • This novel nanofiber-reinforced CSE is a promising candidate for developing safe and high-performance lithium metal batteries.