Bromine and iodine lithium phosphorous sulfide solid electrolyte and solid-state battery including the same
A solid electrolyte material comprises Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, Sb, W, and B; X is one or more halogens and/or N; A is one or more of S or Se. The solid electrolyte material has peaks at 14.9°±0.50°, 20.4°±0.50°, and 25.4°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu—Kα(1,2)=1.5418Å and may include glass ceramic and/or mixed crystalline phases.
1. A solid electrolyte material comprising:
Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, Sb, W, and B; X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I and N; and A is one or more of S or Se;
wherein the solid electrolyte material has peaks at 14.9°±0.50°, 20.4°±0.50°, and 25.4°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu—Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å, and wherein the peak at 20.4°±0.50° has the highest intensity in a range from 5° to 40° in the X-ray diffraction measurement.
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 , the solid electrolyte material having a formula:
Li 1-a-b-c-d P a T b A c X d wherein 0≤a≤0.150, 0≤b≤0.176, 0.364≤c≤0.603, and 0.019≤d≤0.080.
4. The solid electrolyte material of claim 3 , wherein a=0.130, b=0, c=0.478, d=0.043, A═S, and X═Br and I in a 1:4 ratio by mol.
5. The solid electrolyte material of claim 1 , wherein mixed phases comprise crystalline phases containing peaks at:
20.2°±0.50° and 23.6°±0.50°; or
21.0°±0.50° and 28.0°±0.50°; or
17.5°±0.50° and 18.2°±0.50°; or
peaks at 17.8°±0.50° and 21.8°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu—Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å.
6. The solid electrolyte material of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of peak intensity at 20.4°±0.50° to a peak at 21.0°±0.50° is 1 or more.
7. A lithium solid-state battery comprising a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material; and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, wherein at least one of the positive electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer, and the solid electrolyte layer comprises a solid electrolyte material comprising Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, Sb, W, and B; X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I and N; and A is one or more of S or Se; wherein the solid electrolyte material has peaks at 14.9°±0.50°, 20.4°±0.50°, and 25.4°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu—Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å, wherein the peak at 20.4°±0.50° has the highest intensity in a range from 5° to 40° in the X-ray diffraction measurement.
8. A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material including glass ceramics comprising Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one element selected from a group consisting of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, Sb, W, and B; X is at least one element selected from a group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I and N; A is one or more of elements S or Se; the method comprising:
(a) mixing and milling a raw material composition containing an element A or compound Li 2 A, an element T or sulfide of T, and a compound LiX or Li 3 N to render the mixture an amorphous sulfide glass under x-ray diffraction; and
(b) heating the sulfide glass at a heat treatment temperature equal to or greater than a crystallization temperature of the sulfide glass to synthesize the glass ceramics having peaks at 14.9°±0.50°, 20.4°±0.50°, and 25.4°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu—Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å, wherein the peak at 20.4°±0.50° has the highest intensity in a range from 5° to 40° in the X-ray diffraction measurement.