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Tailored Carrier Transport Path by Interpenetrating Networks in Cathode Composite for High Performance All-Solid-State Li-SeS2 Batteries

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All-solid-state Li-SeS2 batteries (ASSLSs) are more attractive than traditional liquid Li-ion batteries due to superior thermal stability and higher energy density. However, various factors limit the practical application of all-solid-state Li-SeS2 batteries, such as the low ionic conductivity of the solid-state electrolyte and the poor kinetic property of the cathode composite, resulting in unsatisfactory rate capability. Here, we employed a traditional ball milling method to design a Li7P2.9W0.05S10.85 glass–ceramic electrolyte with high conductivity of 2.0 mS cm− 1 at room temperature. In order to improve the kinetic property, an interpenetrating network strategy is proposed for rational cathode composite design. Significantly, the disordered cathode composite with an interpenetrating network could promote electronic and ionic conduction and intimate contacts between the electrolyte–electrode particles. Moreover, the tortuosity factor of the carrier transport channel is considerably reduced in electrode architectures, leading to superior kinetic performance. Thus, assembled ASSLS exhibited higher capacity and better rate capability than its counterpart. This work demonstrates that an interpenetrating network is essential for improving carrier transport in cathode composite for high rate all-solid-state Li-SeS2 batteries.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21975025, 21203008, 51772030), the National Key Research and Development Program of China “New Energy Project for Electric Vehicle” (No. 2016YFB0100204), and the Nature Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (No. 2172051). State Key Laboratory also funds the project for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University. DTA, XRD, XPS, and NMR measurements were performed in the Analysis & Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology.

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    Lei Zhou, Muhammad Khurram Tufail, Niaz Ahmad, Peiwen Yu & Wen Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China

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    Renjie Chen

  5. Experimental Center of Advanced Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

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Supplementary XRD pattern of Li7P3S11, Li7P2.9W0.05S10.85 and Li7P2.8W0.1S10.7 glasses (Figure S1); Magnified XRD pattern of glass–ceramic samples (Figure S2); XPS spectra of Li7P2.9W0.05S10.85 glass–ceramic electrolyte (Figure S3); SEM image of Li7P3S11 glass–ceramic electrolyte (Figure S4); TEM image of Li7P3S11 glass–ceramic electrolyte (Figure S5); Schematic diagram of the preparation of composite cathode (Figure S6); SEM image of SeS2 and SeS2/CNT samples (Figure S7); XRD pattern of pristine SeS2 and SeS2/CNT samples (Figure S8); schematic diagram of all-solid-state Li-SeS2 battery (Figure S9); the first galvanostatic charge–discharge curve of the INCC/Li7P2.9W0.05S10.85/Li-In battery (Figure S10); the potential profile before, during, and after a constant current pulse with schematic labeling for CCC/Li7P2.9W0.05S10.85/Li-In (Figure S11) (DOCX 7323 KB)

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Zhou, L., Tufail, M.K., Liao, Y. et al. Tailored Carrier Transport Path by Interpenetrating Networks in Cathode Composite for High Performance All-Solid-State Li-SeS2 Batteries. Adv. Fiber Mater. 4, 487–502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-021-00123-6

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