Amorphous-Nanocrystalline Fluorinated Halide Electrolytes with High Ionic Conductivity and High-Voltage Stability

All-solid-state sodium-ion batteries (ASSSIBs) offer a cost-effective, scalable alternative to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but their advancement requires solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, and robust interfacial compatibility. Here, a fluorine-doped halide solid electrolyte (2NaF-ZrCl<sub>4</sub>, 2-NFZC) featuring an amorphous-nanocrystalline structure with high ionic conductivity (2.35 × 10<sup>-4</sup> S cm<sup>-1</sup> at 25 °C) and good high-voltage stability is presented. Fluorine doping in 2-NFZC promotes Zr-F bonding with limited Na-F interaction, which facilitates fast Na-ion transport through disordered regions and the NaF/amorphous phase interface. Paired with a NaNi<sub>1/3</sub>Fe<sub>1/3</sub>Mn<sub>1/3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode, a Na<sub>15</sub>Sn<sub>4</sub> anode, and a Na<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>4</sub> anode interlayer, the all-solid-state cell with the 2-NFZC electrolyte demonstrates a discharged capacity of 137.1 mAh g<sup>-1</sup>, 81.1% capacity retention over 600 cycles, and suppressed interfacial side reactions. These findings highlight the potential of fluorine doping in designing advanced solid electrolytes for high-performance all-solid-state Na-ion batteries.

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Journal of the American Chemical Society
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2025-04-23
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https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c18090
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26
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Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
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Amorphous-Nanocrystalline Fluorinated Halide Electrolytes with High Ionic Conductivity and High-Voltage Stability

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Abstract

All-solid-state sodium-ion batteries (ASSSIBs) offer a cost-effective, scalable alternative to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but their advancement requires solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, and robust interfacial compatibility. Here, a fluorine-doped halide solid electrolyte (2NaF-ZrCl<sub>4</sub>, 2-NFZC) featuring an amorphous-nanocrystalline structure with high ionic conductivity (2.35 × 10<sup>-4</sup> S cm<sup>-1</sup> at 25 °C) and good high-voltage stability is presented. Fluorine doping in 2-NFZC promotes Zr-F bonding with limited Na-F interaction, which facilitates fast Na-ion transport through disordered regions and the NaF/amorphous phase interface. Paired with a NaNi<sub>1/3</sub>Fe<sub>1/3</sub>Mn<sub>1/3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode, a Na<sub>15</sub>Sn<sub>4</sub> anode, and a Na<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>4</sub> anode interlayer, the all-solid-state cell with the 2-NFZC electrolyte demonstrates a discharged capacity of 137.1 mAh g<sup>-1</sup>, 81.1% capacity retention over 600 cycles, and suppressed interfacial side reactions. These findings highlight the potential of fluorine doping in designing advanced solid electrolytes for high-performance all-solid-state Na-ion batteries.

Journal of the American Chemical SocietyVol. 147(18)
University of South Carolina (US), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), China University of Mining and Technology (CN), Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute (CN), FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ), National Laboratory for Superconductivity (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Beijing Advanced Sciences and Innovation Center (CN), Beijing University of Chemical Technology (CN), The University of Texas at Austin (US)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation
Affordable and clean energy
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
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