This paper is aimed to present a clean,inexpensive and sustainable method to synthesize high purity lithium sulfide(Li_(2)S)powder through hydrogen reduction of lithium sulfate(Li_(2)SO_(4)).A three-step reduction pro...This paper is aimed to present a clean,inexpensive and sustainable method to synthesize high purity lithium sulfide(Li_(2)S)powder through hydrogen reduction of lithium sulfate(Li_(2)SO_(4)).A three-step reduction process has been successfully developed to synthesize well-crystallized and single-phase Li_(2)S powder by investigating the melting,sintering and reduction behavior of the mixtures of Li_(2)SO_(4)-Li_(2)S.High purity alumina was found to be the most suitable crucible material for producing high purity Li_(2)S,because it was not attacked by the Li_(2)SO_(4)-Li_(2)S melt during heating,as compared with other materials,such as carbon,mullite,quartz,boron nitride and stainless steel.The use of synthesized LizS resulted in higher purity and substantially higher room temperature ionic conductivity(2.77 mS·cm^(-1))for the argyrodite sulfide electrolyte Li_(6)PS_(5)Cl than commercial Li_(2)S(1.12 mS·cm^(-1)).This novel method offers a great opportunity to produce battery grade Li_(2)S for sulfide solid electrolyte applications.展开更多
硫化物Li_(3)PS_(4)是重要的含硫快离子导体,锂离子电导率高,机械性能优异,化学兼容性好,属于全固态电池中一类重要的固态电解质.Li_(3)PS_(4)具有多种晶体结构(玻璃态、α相、β相、γ相),而晶体结构对于材料离子电导率有决定性的影响...硫化物Li_(3)PS_(4)是重要的含硫快离子导体,锂离子电导率高,机械性能优异,化学兼容性好,属于全固态电池中一类重要的固态电解质.Li_(3)PS_(4)具有多种晶体结构(玻璃态、α相、β相、γ相),而晶体结构对于材料离子电导率有决定性的影响,因此探究不同Li_(3)PS_(4)晶体结构的合成条件及其转变过程对固态电解质的应用有重要意义.本文通过原位变温Raman和室温X射线衍射(XRD)分析发现,通过球磨法所得glass-Li_(3)PS_(4)在首次升温过程中(240℃)优先转变为亚稳态的β-Li_(3)PS_(4),此时冷却到室温能保持β相结构,并具有较高的离子电导率(0.65 mS cm^(-1)).当烧结温度继续升高(>480℃),β相会转变为离子电导率更高但热力学不稳定的α-Li_(3)PS_(4),在后续的降温过程中,α相会直接转变为热力学更稳定但离子电导率差的γ-Li_(3)PS_(4).此外,γ-Li_(3)PS_(4)和β-Li_(3)PS_(4)具有一定的结构记忆效应,即使经历二次低温烧结后(240℃)也能维持其固有的结构.以上结果表明,首次烧结温度对于Li_(3)PS_(4)材料的结构和离子电导率具有重要的影响,合理控制烧结温度能够成功制备出具有更高离子电导率的β-Li_(3)PS_(4)固态电解质.此外,所制备的β-Li_(3)PS_(4)固态电解质对锂表现出相对优异的界面性能.展开更多
基金Fiscal Year 2023-2024 High-Level and Growth Research and Development Subsidy for supporting the research and development activities for small and medium-size enterprise(SMEs),which is administered by Chiba Industry Advancement Center(Grant No.2066 and 2027)。
文摘This paper is aimed to present a clean,inexpensive and sustainable method to synthesize high purity lithium sulfide(Li_(2)S)powder through hydrogen reduction of lithium sulfate(Li_(2)SO_(4)).A three-step reduction process has been successfully developed to synthesize well-crystallized and single-phase Li_(2)S powder by investigating the melting,sintering and reduction behavior of the mixtures of Li_(2)SO_(4)-Li_(2)S.High purity alumina was found to be the most suitable crucible material for producing high purity Li_(2)S,because it was not attacked by the Li_(2)SO_(4)-Li_(2)S melt during heating,as compared with other materials,such as carbon,mullite,quartz,boron nitride and stainless steel.The use of synthesized LizS resulted in higher purity and substantially higher room temperature ionic conductivity(2.77 mS·cm^(-1))for the argyrodite sulfide electrolyte Li_(6)PS_(5)Cl than commercial Li_(2)S(1.12 mS·cm^(-1)).This novel method offers a great opportunity to produce battery grade Li_(2)S for sulfide solid electrolyte applications.
文摘硫化物Li_(3)PS_(4)是重要的含硫快离子导体,锂离子电导率高,机械性能优异,化学兼容性好,属于全固态电池中一类重要的固态电解质.Li_(3)PS_(4)具有多种晶体结构(玻璃态、α相、β相、γ相),而晶体结构对于材料离子电导率有决定性的影响,因此探究不同Li_(3)PS_(4)晶体结构的合成条件及其转变过程对固态电解质的应用有重要意义.本文通过原位变温Raman和室温X射线衍射(XRD)分析发现,通过球磨法所得glass-Li_(3)PS_(4)在首次升温过程中(240℃)优先转变为亚稳态的β-Li_(3)PS_(4),此时冷却到室温能保持β相结构,并具有较高的离子电导率(0.65 mS cm^(-1)).当烧结温度继续升高(>480℃),β相会转变为离子电导率更高但热力学不稳定的α-Li_(3)PS_(4),在后续的降温过程中,α相会直接转变为热力学更稳定但离子电导率差的γ-Li_(3)PS_(4).此外,γ-Li_(3)PS_(4)和β-Li_(3)PS_(4)具有一定的结构记忆效应,即使经历二次低温烧结后(240℃)也能维持其固有的结构.以上结果表明,首次烧结温度对于Li_(3)PS_(4)材料的结构和离子电导率具有重要的影响,合理控制烧结温度能够成功制备出具有更高离子电导率的β-Li_(3)PS_(4)固态电解质.此外,所制备的β-Li_(3)PS_(4)固态电解质对锂表现出相对优异的界面性能.
