Plasma Synthesis of Spherical Crystalline and Amorphous Electrolyte Nanopowders for Solid-State Batteries

Andrew S. Westover; Andrew K. Kercher; Mordechai Kornbluth; Michael Naguib; Max J. Palmer; David A. Cullen; Nancy J. Dudney

doi:10.1021/acsami.9b20812

Plasma Synthesis of Spherical Crystalline and Amorphous Electrolyte Nanopowders for Solid-State Batteries

Andrew S. Westover, Andrew K. Kercher, Mordechai Kornbluth, Michael Naguib, Max J. Palmer, David A. Cullen, Nancy J. Dudney

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Abstract

Here, we demonstrate the theory-guided plasma synthesis of high purity nanocrystalline Li_3.5Si_0.5P_0.5O₄ and fully amorphous Li_2.7Si_0.7P_0.3O_3.17N_0.22. The synthesis involves the injection of single or mixed phase precursors directly into a plasma torch. As the material exits the plasma torch, it is quenched into spherical nanocrystalline or amorphous nanopowders. This process has virtually zero Li loss and allows for the inclusion of N, which is not accessible with traditional synthesis methods. We further demonstrate the ability to sinter the crystalline nanopowder into a dense electrolyte membrane at 800 °C, well below the traditional 1000 °C required for a conventional Li_3.5Si_0.5P_0.5O₄ powder.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11570-11578
Number of pages	9
Journal	ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume	12
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b20812
State	Published - Mar 11 2020

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The authors acknowledge the National Key Research and Development Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant nos. 2017YFB1104600, 61935008, 61590930, 61825502, and 61775078 for support.

Funders	Funder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China	61935008, 2017YFB1104600, 61775078, 61590930, 61825502
National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)

Keywords

LiSiPON
Lipon
additive manufacturing
inductive plasma torch
nanopowders
solid-state battery
solid-state electrolyte

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