Sr2+-doped rhombohedral LiHf2(PO4)3 solid electrolyte for allsolid-state Li-metal battery
来源期刊:Rare Metals2020年第9期
论文作者:Qing-Hui Li Chang Xu Bing Huang Xin Yin
文章页码:1092 - 1098
摘 要:Solid-state electrolytes in rechargeable all-solidstate Li-metal batteries,which have better safety and higher specific capacity than conventional rechargeable Liion batteries with liquid electrolytes,are limited by the low Li-ion conductivity of the solid electrolyte and the large electrolyte/electrode interfacial resistance.Here,we report a new rhombohedral NAS ICON structure Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 with a high Li-ion conductivity of 1.62×10-5 S·cm-1 at 25℃,and its conductivity can be improved to 3.4×10-5 S·cm-1 after the densification of the pellet by hot pressing.Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 coated by a thin layer of polymer electrolyte showed a stable lowimpedance dendrite-free plating/stripping process in a symmetric Li/Li cell for 100 h;moreover,the Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 electrolyte had a small interfacial resistance in all-solid-state Li/LiFePO4 cell,which allows a high Coulombic efficiency and good cycling of the cell.
稀有金属(英文版) 2020,39(09),1092-1098
Qing-Hui Li Chang Xu Bing Huang Xin Yin
作者简介:*Bing Huang e-mail:huangbing@tju.edu.cn;*Xin Yin e-mail:yinxin@hnu.edu.cn;
收稿日期:20 January 2020
基金:financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51504127);
Qing-Hui Li Chang Xu Bing Huang Xin Yin
College of Electrical and Information Engineering,Hunan University
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tsinghua University
School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tianjin University
Abstract:
Solid-state electrolytes in rechargeable all-solidstate Li-metal batteries,which have better safety and higher specific capacity than conventional rechargeable Liion batteries with liquid electrolytes,are limited by the low Li-ion conductivity of the solid electrolyte and the large electrolyte/electrode interfacial resistance.Here,we report a new rhombohedral NAS ICON structure Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 with a high Li-ion conductivity of 1.62×10-5 S·cm-1 at 25℃,and its conductivity can be improved to 3.4×10-5 S·cm-1 after the densification of the pellet by hot pressing.Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 coated by a thin layer of polymer electrolyte showed a stable lowimpedance dendrite-free plating/stripping process in a symmetric Li/Li cell for 100 h;moreover,the Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 electrolyte had a small interfacial resistance in all-solid-state Li/LiFePO4 cell,which allows a high Coulombic efficiency and good cycling of the cell.
Keyword:
Solid-state electrolyte; NASICON; Rhombohedral phase; Interfacial resistance; All-solid-state battery;
Received: 20 January 2020
1 Introduction
Developing rechargeable all-solid-state batteries with an alkali-metal anode has attracted great attention because of the low voltage and high capacity of the metallic anode,which can increase the energy density of the batteries.Solid electrolytes as the key component of all-solid-state batteries should have a high Li-ion conductivity,a small interfacial resistance with various electrodes,a good stability in air,and a large electrochemical window.However,it is still quite challenging to develop new solid electrolytes that meet all these requirements
The most studied solid electrolytes include polymer electrolytes,inorganic electrolytes based on sulfides,and oxides.The flexible polymer electrolytes are easy to be prepared and have a small interfacial resistance with Limetal anode.However,most solid polymer electrolytes showed a low Li-ion conductivity of 1×10-6 S.cm-1 at room temperature because of the slow segment motion of the polymer chains.The small Li-ion transfer number of the polymer electrolytes (<0.5) results in a concentration polarization in all-solid-state batteries.Moreover,these solid polymer electrolytes are unstable at high voltages (above 4V),which also limited their application in all-solid-state batteries
Compared with sulfide and solid polymer electrolytes,the Li-ion conducting oxides are more stable in air,and some of them have high Li-ion conductivities at room temperature.For example,garnet electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12shows a large electrochemical window above 5 V,a high Li-ion conductivity of 1×10-3 S.cm-1,and a small activation energy for Li-ion transfer.However,the fast Li+/H+exchange of garnet electrolytes in air results in the formation of Li-ion insulating Li2CO3 layer on the pellet surface,which significantly increases the interfacial resistance of garnet with lithium metal
In this work,we replace Zr4+with Hf4+to prepare rhombohedral LiHf2(PO4)3 electrolytes;Sr2+was also introduced into the structure to further increase the concentration of Li+.We find that the pure rhombohedral LiHf2(PO4)3 phase could be obtained at a relatively low sintering temperature,and the Sr2+doping increases the conductivity of the NASICON material.Moreover,we employed the hot-pressing sintering technique to further improve the density and reduce the grain boundary resistance of the pellet.The Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 prepared by hot pressing had a high room-temperature Li-ion conductivity of 3.4×10-5 S·cm-1.A symmetric Li/Li cell and an all-solid-state Li/LiFePO4 cell were also prepared,and the results confirmed the good performance of the Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 pellet in these cells.
2 Experimental
2.1 Preparation of NASICON Li1+2xSrxHf2-x(PO4)3electrolyte
Stoichiometric Li2CO3,HfO2,SrCO3,and (NH4)2HPO4were thoroughly mixed in an agate mortar and preheated at900℃for 6 h to remove the absorbed water and decompose the carbonates,and 20%excess of Li2CO3 was added to compensate for the lithium loss during the high-temperature sintering.The obtained powders were then reground and were pressed into pellets with a diameter of12 mm.The pellet was finally sintered in a Pt crucible with cover at 1100℃for 20 h in air.
2.2 NASICON electrolyte prepared by hot pressing
The pellet after the high-temperature sintering was ballmilled in a ball milling machine for 12 h.The obtained powders were heated in a graphite mold at 1100℃in an argon with a pressure of 60 MPa for 1 h.The pellets were cut into 0.5 mm in thickness with a diamond saw for the symmetric Li/Li cell and all-solid-state Li/LiFeP04 cell.
2.3 Characterizations
Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns for the as-prepared samples were characterized from 10°to 60°with a Bruker D8 Advance.Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)images were examined by a field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM,FEI Quanta 650).Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy was employed in air to monitor the reaction of the pellet surface in air.Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of Li1+2xSrxHf2-x(PO4)3(LSHP)(0.10<x<0.30) were carried out from 293 to413 K on a precision impedance analyzer (Agilent 4294A)with the alternative current (AC) amplitude of 10 mV;the applied frequency was 110 MHz-40 Hz.Both sides of the pellets were coated with Li-ion blocking Au electrodes for the EIS testing.The pellet density was determined by measuring the pellet weight and size.The composition and valence states of the Li1+2xSrxHf2-x(PO4)3 (0.10≤x≤0.30) powders were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS,ESCALab 250Xi,Thermo Fisher Scientific).
2.4 Battery measurement
The obtained NASICON pellet was sandwiched by two lithium foils with a surface area of 0.5 cm2 on both sides of the Li/Li symmetric cell.The symmetric cell was cycled at0.025 and 0.05 mA.cm-2 at 50℃.To reduce the Li/LSHP interfacial resistance in the Li/Li symmetric cell and in the all-solid-state Li/LiFePO4 cell,a Li-ion conducting polymer with a thickness of 0.2 mm was put between Li and LSHP pellet.The preparation of the conducting polymer was the same as the method in Ref.
Fig.1 a XRD patterns of Li1+2xSrxHf2-x(PO4)3 (0.10≤x≤0.30) electrolyte fired at 1150℃for 12 h;b XRD patterns of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3treated by hot pressing (HP) at 1100℃;cross-sectional SEM images of LY0.2ZP treated by c regular sintering and d hot pressing
Fig.2 a Li-ionic conductivities (Z'and Z"representing real part and imaginary part of impedance value,respectively) and b Arrhenius plots of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 (T andσrepresenting temperature and Li-ionic conductivities,respectively) prepared by regular sintering and hot pressing
For the all-solid-state battery testing,the LiFePO4cathode was prepared according to Ref.
Fig.3 XPS spectra of fresh (black line) and aged (red line) Li1.4SrO.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 pellet:a C 1s,b O 1s,c Li 1s,d Hf 4d,e P 2p,and f Raman spectra of fresh (black line) and aged (red line)
3 Results and discussion
Li1+2xSrxHf2-x(PO4)3 with 0.10≤x≤0.30 was designed because that a high Li-ion conductivity can be obtained by introducing more mobile Li+in the M(Ⅱ) site of NASI-CON structure via alio valent doping
The room-temperature impedance plots of Li 1+2x SrxHf2-x(PO4)3 (0.10≤x≤0.30) pellets are presented in Fig.2a.The semicircle at high frequency corresponds to the Li-ion resistances of the bulk and grain boundary,and the tails at low frequency are caused by the Li-ion blocking Au electrodes.Rhombohedral Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 has the highest conductivity of 1.62×10-5 S·cm-1,which is much higher than that of LiHf2(PO4)3.The increased Li-ion concentration in the NAS ICON framework increased the Li-ion conductivity.The Li-ion conductivity of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 at room temperature was further improved to 3.4×10-5 S·cm-1 when the pellet was further densified by hot pressing.The lower porosity of the sample prepared by hot pressing increased the Li-ion transfer in the grain boundary of the pellet.The conductivity of the pellets measured at different temperatures is shown in Fig.2b;all the samples showed a similar linear temperature dependence behavior from 25 to 80℃.The activation energy for Li-ion transfer of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 prepared in a box furnace and by hot pressing is 0.36 and 0.32 eV,respectively.
Fig.4 a,c Nyquist plots of symmetric cells with (Li/P/LiSr0.2HP/P/Li) and without polymer layers (Li/LiSr0.2HP/Li) at 50℃;b voltage profile of Li/LiSr0.2HP/Li cell cycled at current densities of 0.025 and 0.05 mA·cm-2;d voltage profiles of Li/P/LiSr0.2HP/P/Li cell cycled at a current density of 0.05 mA·cm-2 (size of metallic lithium being 0.5 cm2)
The stability of solid electrolyte influences the Li-ion transport in the interface of all-solid-state Li-metal batteries
The stability of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 with lithium metal was tested in a symmetric Li/Li cell,and a black layer was formed on the Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 surface after contact with the metallic lithium anode.It is reported to be Li-ion conducting Li3P that is from the reaction between lithium metal and the NASICON material
Fig.5 Electrochemical performance of LiFePO4/LiSr0.2HP/P/Li all-solid-state cell at 50℃:a Nyquist plot,b charge and discharge profiles at different current densities,and c cycle stability at 0.05 mA·cm-2 (area of lithium metal and LiFePO4 being 0.5 cm2)
The LSHP/cathode interfacial resistance was also studied in all-solid-state Li-metal batteries.The EIS data of the all-solid-state Li-metal cell are shown in Fig.5a;the cell had a total resistance of 2200Ωat 50℃,and the Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 pellet showed an interfacial resistance of 420Ω·cm2.These values are competitive with those of the solid-state batteries with garnet electrolyte.The melting point of the PEO is about 60℃,and the composite cathode should have good contact with LiFePO4 and Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 pellet.The charge/discharge profiles and the cycling performance of the all-solid-state cell are shown in Fig.5b,c.The initial discharge capacity of the all-solid-state cell is 138 and 125 mAh·g-1 at 0.025 and0.05 mA·cm-2,respectively.The cell also showed a small overpotential of 0.2 V at 0.05 mA·cm-2.About 110mAh·g-1 retained after 100 cycles at 0.05 mA·cm-2,and the cell showed a high Coulombic efficiency of about99.5%.The good Li/LSHP and LSHP/LiFePO4 interfaces enable long cycling of the all-solid-state Li-metal cell.
4 Conclusion
A new rhombohedral NASICON Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 was prepared as a solid electrolyte in all-solid-state Li-metal batteries.The sample had a Li-ion conductivity of1.62×10-5 S.cm-1 at 25℃,which is higher than that of LiHf2(PO4)3;the Li-ion conductivity of the pellet was further improved by the hot-pressing technique.Moreover,the hot pressing increased the mechanical strength of the pellet.There action between Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 and lithium metal increased the contact between Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3 and a metallic lithium anode.The thin-film coating on the surface of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3further decreased the resistance of Li/Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3interface,which increased the cycling stability of the symmetric Li/Li cell.Because of the good stability of Li1.4Sr0.2Hf1.8(PO4)3,the all-solid-state Li/LiFePO4 cell showed a small resistance,and the cell had stable cycling with a high capacity and Coulombic efficiency.
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