Li-rich channels as the material gene for facile lithium diffusion in halide solid electrolytes

Yang Guohao; Liang Xianhui; Zheng Shisheng; Chen Haibiao; Zhang Wentao; Li Shunning; Pan Feng

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Yang Guohao, Liang Xianhui, Zheng Shisheng, Chen Haibiao, Zhang Wentao, Li Shunning, Pan Feng. Li-rich channels as the material gene for facile lithium diffusion in halide solid electrolytes[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.01.001

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Yang Guohao, Liang Xianhui, Zheng Shisheng, Chen Haibiao, Zhang Wentao, Li Shunning, Pan Feng. Li-rich channels as the material gene for facile lithium diffusion in halide solid electrolytes[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.01.001

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Yang Guohao, Liang Xianhui, Zheng Shisheng, Chen Haibiao, Zhang Wentao, Li Shunning, Pan Feng. Li-rich channels as the material gene for facile lithium diffusion in halide solid electrolytes[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.01.001

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Li-rich channels as the material gene for facile lithium diffusion in halide solid electrolytes

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.01.001

Yang Guohao^{a, 1},
Liang Xianhui^{a, 1},
Zheng Shisheng^a,
Chen Haibiao^{a, b},
Zhang Wentao^a,
Li Shunning^{a
,
,},
Pan Feng^{a
,
,}

a.
School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
b.
Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China

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Corresponding author: Shunning Li lisn@pku.edu.cn; Feng Pan panfeng@pkusz.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-09-09
Revised Date: 2021-12-02
Accepted Date: 2022-01-13

Available Online: 2022-01-22

Abstract

Abstract

Halide solid electrolytes have attracted intense research interest recently for application in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Herein, we present a systematic first-principles study of the Li₃MX₆ (M: multivalent cation; X: halogen anion) halide family that unveils the link between Li-rich channels and ionic conductivity, highlighting the former as a material gene in these compounds. By screening a total of 180 halides for those with high thermodynamic stability, wide electrochemical window, low chemical reactivity, and decent Li-ion conductivity, we identify seven unexplored candidates for solid electrolytes. From these halides and another four prototype compounds, we discover that the facile Li diffusion is rooted in the availability of diffusion pathways which can avoid direct connection with M cations—that is, where the local environment is Li-rich. These findings shed light on strategies for regulating cation and anion frameworks to establish Li-rich channels in the design of high-performance inorganic solid electrolytes.
- Li-ion batteries,
- Inorganic solid electrolytes,
- Halides,
- Material gene,
- Density functional theory

● Li-rich channel is a material gene that can be extended to other electrolyte systems and leveraged for compositional design.
● Seven novel Li-containing halides are identified via simulations to be potential solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.
● Facile Li diffusion in halide solid electrolytes is found rooted in the availability of Li-rich channels.
¹ These authors contributed equally.

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