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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rosenbach, Carolin
• Walther, Felix
• Ruhl, Justine
• Hartmann, Matthias
• Hendriks, Theodoor Anton
• Ohno, Saneyuki
• Janek, Jürgen
• Zeier, Wolfgang G.

Titel

Visualizing the Chemical Incompatibility of Halide and Sulfide‐Based Electrolytes in Solid‐State Batteries

Ist Teil von

• Advanced energy materials, 2023-02, Vol.13 (6), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Weinheim: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Halide‐based solid electrolytes are currently growing in interest in solid‐state batteries due to their high electrochemical stability window compared to sulfide electrolytes. However, often a bilayer separator of a sulfide and a halide is used and it is unclear why such setup is necessary, besides the instability of the halides against lithium metal. It is shown that an electrolyte bilayer improves the capacity retention as it suppresses interfacial resistance growth monitored by impedance spectroscopy. By using in‐depth analytical characterization of buried interphases by time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy analyses, an indium‐sulfide rich region is detected at the halide and sulfide contact area, visualizing the chemical incompatibility of these two electrolytes. The results highlight the need to consider more than just the electrochemical stability of electrolyte materials, showing that chemical compatibility of all components may be paramount when using halide‐based solid electrolytes in solid‐state batteries. Halide‐based solid electrolytes are currently being explored as catholytes in solid‐state batteries. However, this work suggests strong instabilities when halide‐ and sulfide‐solid electrolytes are in contact in solid‐state batteries, motivating future materials design strategies to mitigate these decomposition reactions.