Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1232.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160333

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Performance of Nano-porous β-Li3PS4 Prepared by Solvent Removing Method

PAN Yizhen, LI Yujie*(), CHEN Yimin, ZHENG Chunman   

  1. Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • Received:2016-05-12 Online:2016-07-10 Published:2016-06-27
  • Contact: LI Yujie E-mail:powerlyj@163.com

Abstract:

Room temperature-stable and highly ionic conductive crystal electrolyte β-Li3PS4 was fabricated via solvent-removing method using Li2S and P2S5 as reactants, tetrahydrofuran as solvent. Then β-Li3PS4 was analyzed through X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry analysis, Raman spectrometry, N2 adsorption-desorption analysis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Effects of heat treatment temperature on solvent removing, crystallization, specific surface area, porosity, and ionic conductivity were investigated. The results show that solvent-removing method successfully stabilizes β-Li3PS4 at room temperature. When heated at 160 ℃, Li3PS4 reaches its highest ionic conductivity, 7.44×10-6 S/cm. During the heating treatment, tetrahydrofuran solvent was removed in 3 stages, generating numerous nanopores at both surface and interior of the Li3PS4 particles. Those nanopores increase surface energy, which helps new phase nucleate, expedites crystalline transition, reduces phase transition temperature, and stabilizes β-Li3PS4 to room temperature.

Key words: Solid electrolyte, Solvent-removing method, Nanoporous, β-Li3PS4

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