IP Library Granted Patent US 12689060
Granted Patent B2
US 12689060 · App. 18/931,525 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Solid electrolyte material and solid-state battery made therewith

Inventors: Brian E. Francisco (Arvada, CO); Benjamin A. Carlson (St. Paul, MN)
Assignee: Solid Power Operating, Inc.
H01M10/0562H01M10/0525H01M2300/0068H01M2300/008
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Patent No.
US 12689060
App. No.
18/931,525
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid electrolyte material comprising Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, and B; X is BH 4 ; A is S, Se, or N. The solid electrolyte material may include glass ceramic and/or mixed crystalline phases, and exhibits high ionic conductivity and compatibility with high voltage cathodes and lithium metal anodes.

Claims (28)

1 . An Argyrodite-type solid electrolyte material comprising:

Li, T, X and A, wherein:

T comprises P, B, or a combination thereof;

X is one or more halogens or BH 4 , BF 4 , NH 2 , or NO 3 or a blend thereof,

A is one or more of S, Se, and N, and

the solid electrolyte material has peaks at 2θ=14.6°±0.25°, 15.3°±0.25°, and 25.1°±0.25° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å.

2 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of glass ceramic phases, crystalline phases and mixed phases.

3 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of intensities of a peak at 2θ=15.3°+0.25° to a peak at 14.6°+0.25° is 5:1 or less.

4 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , wherein X comprises a blend of one or more halogens and BH 4 .

5 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , comprising a primary peak at 423±10 cm −1 with an intensity ratio of at least 2:1 with other peaks present in the range 250-700 cm −1 in Raman spectroscopic measurements with 532 nm excitation.

6 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , comprising a crystalline Argyrodite-type phase comprising 50% or more by mol of total phases present.

7 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , comprising a mixture of a crystalline phase having peaks at 2θ=14.6°±0.25°, 15.3°±0.25°, and 25.1°±0.25° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å and of one or more of LiBH 4 , LiBF 4 , LINH 2 , LiNO 3 , LiSCN, and LiOCN.

8 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is formed from precursors comprising LiBH 4 .

9 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is formed from precursors comprising Li 3 PS 4 .

10 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , having a general formula Li 5 PS 4 (BH 4 ) 2 .

11 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , having a general formula (Li 2 S:P 2 S 5 : 2LiBH 4 ), wherein a molar ratio of Li 2 S:P 2 S 5 is from 70:30 to 83:17.

12 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , having a general formula LPS·zLiX, wherein:

LPS is a mixture of Li 2 S and P 2 S 5 in a molar ratio from 1:1 to 4:1 (Li 2 S:P 2 S 5 ),

LiX is LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiBH 4 , LiBF 4 , LINH 2 , LiNO 3 , or a combination thereof, and

z is from 0<z≤25.

13 . The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , having a general formula LPSX·zLiX, wherein:

LPSX is a mixture of Li 2 S, P 2 S 5 and LiX in a molar ratio from 1:1:1 to 4:1:4 (Li 2 S:P 2 S 5 :LiX),

LiX is LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiBH 4 , LiBF 4 , LiNH 2 , LiNO 3 , or a combination thereof, and

z is from 0<z≤25.

14 . A battery comprising the solid electrolyte material of claim 1 .

15 . The battery of claim 14 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is included in a positive electrode active material layer of the battery.

16 . The battery of claim 14 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is included in a negative electrode active material layer of the battery.

17 . The battery of claim 14 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is included in a solid electrolyte layer of the battery.