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US 12,341,153 · App. 17/787,884 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte, preparation method therefor, and use thereof

Inventors: Guoguang Wang (Jinhua, CN); Cheng Shi (Jinhua, CN); Zhanzhou Wang (Jinhua, CN); Yisheng Jiang (Jinhua, CN); Yang Xia (Jinhua, CN); Jun Zhang (Jinhua, CN)
Assignee: HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD
H01M10/0562C01B25/14C01P2002/52C01P2002/72C01P2006/40H01M2300/008
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Patent No.
US 12,341,153
App. No.
17/787,884
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof. The chemical formula of said solid electrolyte is Li 6-x M x P 1-x S 5 I, in which 0<x<0.8, and M is tungsten and/or molybdenum. Said method comprises: 1) mixing a lithium source, a phosphorus source, an iodine source, a sulfur source, and an M source in an inert atmosphere, and then ball-milling same to obtain a solid electrolyte precursor; and 2) sintering the solid electrolyte precursor obtained in step 1) in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum to obtain the doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte.

Claims (36)

1. A doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte, of which a general chemical formula is Li6-xMxP1-xS5I, wherein 0<x<0.8, and M is tungsten and/or molybdenum.

2. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein 0.05≤x≤0.3.

3. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte has a cubic argyrodite structure, and the M atom is doped at a position of the phosphorus atom.

4. A preparation method of the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:

(1) in an inert atmosphere, mixing a lithium source, a phosphorus source, an iodine source, a sulfur source and an M source, and then ball-milling the same, so as to obtain a solid electrolyte precursor; and

(2) sintering the solid electrolyte precursor obtained in step (1) in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum, so as to obtain the doped phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte.

5. The preparation method according to claim 4 , wherein in terms of element content, lithium, phosphorus, iodine, M and sulfur in the lithium source, the phosphorus source, the iodine source, the M source and the sulfur source in step (1) have a molar ratio of (5.2-5.95):(0.2-0.95):1:(0.05-0.8):5, optionally (5.7-5.95):(0.7-0.95):1:(0.05-0.3):5.

6. The preparation method according to claim 4 , wherein a ball-to-material ratio of the ball-milling in step (1) is (10-30):1, optionally (15-25):1.

7. The preparation method according to claim 4 , wherein a gas of the inert atmosphere in step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of argon, nitrogen or helium;

optionally, the lithium source in step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of lithium sulfide, lithium phosphide or lithium iodide;

optionally, the phosphorus source in step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of phosphorus pentasulfide, lithium phosphide or red phosphorus;

optionally, the iodine source in step (1) comprises lithium iodide and/or an iodine element;

optionally, the sulfur source in step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of a sulfur powder, phosphorus pentasulfide or lithium sulfide;

optionally, the M source in step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of a tungsten powder, a molybdenum powder, tungsten disulfide or molybdenum disulfide;

optionally, a rotation speed of the ball-milling in step (1) is 100-800 rpm, optionally 200-600 rpm;

optionally, a time of the ball-milling in step (1) is 13-48 h, optionally 20-36 h.

8. The preparation method according to claim 4 , wherein a gas of the inert atmosphere in step (2) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of argon, nitrogen or helium;

optionally, a heating rate of the sintering in step (2) is 0.5-10° C./min, optionally 1-5° C./min;

optionally, a temperature of the sintering in step (2) is 200-700° C., optionally 300-550° C.;

optionally, a time of the sintering in step (2) is 2-24 h, optionally 3-18 h;

optionally, step (2) further comprises: performing natural cooling after the sintering, and then grinding.

9. The preparation method according to claim 4 , wherein the method comprises the following steps:

(1) in an inert atmosphere, according to a molar ratio of (5.7-5.95):(0.7-0.95):1:(0.05-0.3):5 of lithium, phosphorus, iodine, M and sulfur elements, mixing the lithium source, the phosphorus source, the iodine source, the sulfur source and the M source, and then with a ball-to-material ratio controlled at (10-30):1, ball-milling the same at a rotation speed of 200-600 rpm for 13-48 h, wherein every 30-40 min during the ball-milling, the ball mill is stopped for 3-10 min for cooling, so as to obtain a solid electrolyte precursor; and

(2) subjecting the solid electrolyte precursor obtained in step (1) to an inert atmosphere or vacuum, heating the precursor to 200-700° C. at a rate of 0.5-10° C./min, sintering the precursor for 2-24 h, then naturally cooling the product to 18-30° C., and grinding the product into a powder, so as to obtain the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte.

10. An all-solid-state battery, comprising the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte according to claim 1 .

11. A preparation method of the all-solid-state battery according to claim 10 , comprising the following steps:

(a) mixing a positive electrode active material, the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte and a conductive agent, and ball-milling the same in an inert atmosphere, so as to obtain a composite positive electrode powder;

(b) subjecting the composite positive electrode powder obtained in step (a) to a first tableting, then adding the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte, and performing a second tableting, so as to obtain a composite positive electrode/electrolyte sheet, and attaching a lithium sheet on the sheet, and assembling the same, so as to obtain the all-solid-state battery.

12. The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein in step (a), a part by weight of the positive electrode active material is 10-80 parts, a part by weight of the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte is 5-50 parts and a part by weight of the conductive agent is 5-80 parts.

13. The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein in step (b), the composite positive electrode powder and the doped lithium phosphorus-sulfur iodide solid electrolyte have a mass ratio of (3-100):1, optionally (5-20):1.

14. The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the positive electrode active material in step (a) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of sulfur, lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobaltate or lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide;

optionally, the conductive agent in step (a) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of a conductive carbon black, a graphite powder or a Cabot carbon black;

optionally, a gas of the inert atmosphere in step (a) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of argon, nitrogen or helium;

optionally, a rotation speed of the ball-milling in step (a) is 10-350 rpm, optionally 100-300 rpm;

optionally, a time of the ball-milling in step (a) is 1-10 h, optionally 3-8 h.

15. The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein pressures of the first tableting and the second tableting in step (b) are independently 20-300 MPa, optionally 50-200 MPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: WANG, GUOGUANG; SHI, CHENG; WANG, ZHANZHOU; JIANG, YISHENG; XIA, YANG; ZHANG, JUN
To: HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD
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