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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • High-performance solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are crucial for advanced energy storage.
  • Entropy-driven strategies show promise for enhancing ionic conductivity in SSEs.
  • Current entropy descriptions are limited, neglecting ion-induced disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel descriptor, path entropy (Sp), for quantifying diffusional disorder in SSEs.
  • To reveal the relationship between ion diffusion pathway diversity and local environments in inorganic thiophosphates.
  • To establish a more accurate framework for entropy-driven design of SSEs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Markov state models and transition path theory.
  • Quantifying diffusion pathway diversity to define path entropy (Sp).
  • Applying path entropy for high-throughput screening of SSE materials.

Main Results:

  • Path entropy (Sp) accurately captures diffusional disorder, unlike previous methods.
  • Demonstrated the interplay between lithium ion diffusion pathways and local environments.
  • Validated the broad applicability of Sp in identifying high-performance SSEs.

Conclusions:

  • Path entropy (Sp) offers a more complete description of disorder for SSEs.
  • This work provides a critical link between entropy evolution and practical design principles.
  • The findings facilitate the rational design and discovery of next-generation SSEs.