Journal Article FZJ-2025-03804

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Novel Mn2+-doped NASICON glass-ceramic electrolyte with engineered columnar microstructure for high lithium-ion conductivity

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2025
Elsevier New York, NY [u.a.]

Journal of power sources 658, 238266 () [10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238266]

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Abstract: Glass-ceramic electrolytes are poised to revolutionize energy storage as breakthrough candidates for next-generation all-solid-state lithium batteries. This study introduces a high-performance and new Mn-doped NASICON-type (Li1.2Mn0.1Ti1.9(PO4)3) phase within a glass-ceramic electrolyte, synthesized via a melt-quenching and crystallization protocol. Crystallization analysis reveals a surface-to-bulk phase transformation via a one-dimensional nucleation process, with a low activation energy of 161.68 kJ.mol-1, enabling a Li-enriched NASICON matrix at reduced temperatures. Structural characterization through Rietveld-refined XRD, and 7Li and 31P MAS NMR spectroscopy, verified Mn2+ substitution within the crystal lattice, causing bottleneck size expansion and weakened Li+-O bonding, enhancing ion mobility. FT-IR and Raman spectra further confirm the successful formation of the Li-rich NASICON phase. SEM/TEM imaging revealed a unique columnar grain morphology that reduces grain boundary areas and porosity, while the residual glass phase (11.2%) enhances interfacial Li⁺ transfer. The optimized LMnTP-0GC composition (30Li2O-20TiO2-20MnO-30P2O5) delivered high-ionic conductivity (2.73×10-4 S.cm-1at RT), low electronic leakage (3.425×10-8 S.cm-1), and near-unity Li⁺ transference number (0.9998) outperforming undoped LiTi2(PO4)3 and Mn-enriched counterparts. The Li|LMnTP-0GC|Li cell achieves 2 mA.cm-2 CCD and stable cycling for 200 h, while the Li|LMnTP-0GC|LFP cell delivers 130.00 mAh.g-1 with 96.40% retention after 50 cycles at 0.1C.

Keyword(s): Energy (1st) ; Materials Science (2nd)

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  1. JCNS-FRM-II (JCNS-FRM-II)
  2. Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
  3. JCNS-4 (JCNS-4)
Research Program(s):
  1. 6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (FZJ) (POF4-6G4) (POF4-6G4)
  2. 632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials (POF4-632) (POF4-632)
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