Sulfide solid electrolyte
A sulfide solid electrolyte that can suppress the generation of hydrogen sulfide gas while maintaining the lithium ion conductivity; and an electrode composite material, a slurry and a battery, in each of which the sulfide solid electrolyte is used, are provided. The sulfide solid electrolyte contains lithium (Li), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) elements; at least one halogen (X) element; and at least one metal (M) element having a first ionization energy of more than 520.2 KJ/mol and less than 1007.3 KJ/mol, wherein, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured with CuKα1 radiation, peaks are present at positions of 2θ=25.19°±1.00° and 29.62°±1.00°.
1. A sulfide solid electrolyte, comprising:
lithium (Li), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) elements;
at least one halogen (X) element; and
at least one metal (M) element having a first ionization energy of more than 520.2 KJ/mol and less than 1007.3 KJ/mol,
wherein, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured with CuKα1 radiation, peaks are present at all positions of 2θ=15.34°±1.00°, 17.74°±1.00°, 25.19 °±1.00°, 29.62°±1.00°, and30.97°±1.00°,
wherein a molar ratio of a total content of the lithium (Li) element and the metal (M) element to a content of the phosphorus (P) element is 2.2 or more and 6.7 or less, and
wherein the at least one metal (M) element comprises at least one of silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and yttrium (Y) elements.
2. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein:
a molar ratio of a content of the lithium (Li) element to the content of the phosphorus (P) element is 2.0 or more and 6.5 or less;
a molar ratio of a content of the sulfur (S) element to the content of the phosphorus (P) element is 4.0 or more and 5.5 or less;
a molar ratio of a content of the at least one halogen (X) element to the content of the phosphorus (P) element is 0.50 or more and 2.2 or less; and
a molar ratio of a content of the metal (M) element to the content of the phosphorus (P) element is more than 0 and 2.0 or less.
3. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio of a content of the metal (M) element to a content of the lithium (Li) element is more than 0 and 1.0 or less.
4. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one halogen (X) element comprises at least one of chlorine (Cl) and bromine (Br) elements.
5. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfide solid electrolyte has a composition represented by the following formula:
Li a M b PS c X d
wherein X represents the at least one halogen (X) element, M represents the at least one metal (M) element, a represents 3.0 or more and 6.5 or less, b represents more than 0 and 2.0 or less, c represents 3.5 or more and 5.5 or less, and d represents 0.50 or more and 3.0 or less.
6. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein, in the X-ray diffraction pattern, a peak is present at a position selected from 2θ=44.37°±1.00°, 47.22°±1.00°, and 51.70°±1.00°.
7. An electrode composite material, comprising the sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 and an active material.
8. A slurry, comprising the sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 and a dispersion medium.
9. A battery, comprising a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer,
wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises the sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 .
10. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein
the sulfide solid electrolyte includes a crystal phase having an argyrodite-type crystal structure.
11. The sulfide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one metal (M) element includes at least one of a silver (Ag) element and a yttrium (Y) element.