Lithium-ion mobility in layered oxides Li2Ca1.5Nb3O10,Li2Ca1.5TaNb2O10 and Li2Ca1.5Ta2NbO10,enhanced by supercell formation

• 作者: Selorm Joy Fanah Farshid Ramezanipour
• 来源期刊: 能源化学
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（9）
• 页码范围: 75-84
• 页数: 10页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

The formation of a supercell and its impact on lithium-ion conductivity have been studied through syn-thesis of three layered oxides,Li2Ca1.5Nb3O10,Li2Ca1.5TaNb2O10 and Li2Ca1.5Ta2NbO10,related to Ruddlesden-Popper structure-type.Neutron diffraction experiments show that these materials feature a supercell,which is significantly larger(～√2a×～√2b×～1 c)than that of a typical Ruddlesden-Popper oxide.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy shows that the formation of the new supercell is associated with enhanced lithium-ion conductivity of these materials as compared with the Sr-analogue,Li2Sr1.5Nb3O10,which lacks the supercell.In addition,a systematic trend is observed in the ionic conductivity:Li2Ca1.5Ta2NbO10＜Li2Ca1.5TaNb2O10＜Li2Ca1.5Nb3O10.The Arrhenius analysis in the tem-perature range 25-400℃shows that activation energy for the temperature-dependent rise in conductiv-ity follows a similar trend.Detailed analyses of real and imaginary components of impedance,dielectric properties,tangent loss,and complex modulus show the systematic increase in lithium-ion mobility.The dielectric values mirror the same trend as ionic conductivity,where the most conductive material shows the highest dielectric properties.In addition,the same trend is observed in the peak and dispersion of dielectric loss and complex modulus as a function of angular frequency,indicating a systematic rise in lithium-ion mobility.This fundamental study is aimed at exploring the impact of structural modifications on ionic conductivity in solids.