Structural, thermal, and impedance spectroscopic investigations of SeO2 doped Na-Si-Sn-P glass-ceramic electrolyte network for Na-ion batteries
摘要
This study investigates SeO₂-doped Na₂O–SiO₂–SnO₂–P₂O₅ glass and glass-ceramic electrolytes synthesized via melt-quenching followed by dual-phase heat treatment for solid-state Na-ion batteries. Differential thermal analysis showed that 5 mol% SeO₂ doping decreased Tg from 352 K (undoped) to 313 K, while increasing ΔT to 190 K upon 9 h heat treatment, indicating structural de-polymerization and thermal stability. XRD confirmed Na₄Se₁₀Si₄ as the dominant crystalline phase with 92% crystallinity as revealed in dense microstructures with 450–570 nm grains. Impedance spectroscopy showed GC-Se5-9 h(95[40Na2O-5SiO2-5SnO2-50P2O5]:5SeO2:in mol%) achieved the highest bulk ionic conductivity of 1.84 × 10⁻⁴ S/cm at 303 K with a low activation energy (0.408 eV), while electric modulus analysis indicated temperature-independent relaxation dominated by Na⁺ ion hopping through Na₄Se₁₀Si₄ crystalline pathways predominantly. These results demonstrate that SeO₂ doping facilitates non-bridging oxygen formation and controlled crystallization, enhancing Na⁺ mobility.