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<p>We report a method for promoting electrochemical stability in garnet Li<sub>6.4</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>1.4</sub>Ta<sub>0.6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> solid-state electrolyte based on a composite two-phase oxide–oxide microstructure. Grain boundary precipitation of the controlled distribution of amorphous zirconium oxide microparticles is achieved through the addition of reactive tantalum carbide. During ambient-atmosphere sintering, the carbide decomposes through an in situ reaction, the ‘extra’ Ta substituting for Zr within the Li<sub>6.4</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>1.4</sub>Ta<sub>0.6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> lattice. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations identify a thermodynamically favourable reaction path and show how substituting Ta<sup>5+</sup> at Zr<sup>4+</sup> sites affects the crystal structure as well as bulk ionic and electronic conductivities. Quantitative stereology highlights that zirconia also acts as a sintering aid, reducing compact porosity. Cryogenic focused-ion-beam scanning electron microscopy and fractography analysis of cycled solid-state electrolytes illustrates that near-universally observed intergranular Li-metal dendrite propagation is suppressed by the two-phase microstructure, favouring transgranular dendrites instead. Importantly, DFT demonstrates that compared with the Li<sub>6.4</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>1.4</sub>Ta<sub>0.6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> surface, the zirconium oxide surface per se is less electronically conductive and does not trap excess electrons to reduce Li ions. This is a key reason for the substantial improvement in the electrochemical properties over the single-phase baseline.</p>

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Grain boundary zirconia-modified garnet solid-state electrolyte

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    2025年10月15日

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  • Vikalp Raj,
  • Yixian Wang,
  • Min Feng,
  • Kaustubh G. Naik,
  • Manish Jain,
  • Bairav S. Vishnugopi,
  • Shimao Deng,
  • Noah B. Schorr,
  • Martin Salazar,
  • Alexander M. Heusser,
  • Xiaojing Huang,
  • Andrew Scott Manning,
  • Sergiy Kalnaus,
  • Yijin Liu,
  • John Watt,
  • Josefine D. McBrayer,
  • Brad L. Boyce,
  • Hong Fang,
  • Puru Jena,
  • Partha P. Mukherjee,
  • Yue Qi,
  • David Mitlin

摘要

We report a method for promoting electrochemical stability in garnet Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 solid-state electrolyte based on a composite two-phase oxide–oxide microstructure. Grain boundary precipitation of the controlled distribution of amorphous zirconium oxide microparticles is achieved through the addition of reactive tantalum carbide. During ambient-atmosphere sintering, the carbide decomposes through an in situ reaction, the ‘extra’ Ta substituting for Zr within the Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 lattice. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations identify a thermodynamically favourable reaction path and show how substituting Ta5+ at Zr4+ sites affects the crystal structure as well as bulk ionic and electronic conductivities. Quantitative stereology highlights that zirconia also acts as a sintering aid, reducing compact porosity. Cryogenic focused-ion-beam scanning electron microscopy and fractography analysis of cycled solid-state electrolytes illustrates that near-universally observed intergranular Li-metal dendrite propagation is suppressed by the two-phase microstructure, favouring transgranular dendrites instead. Importantly, DFT demonstrates that compared with the Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 surface, the zirconium oxide surface per se is less electronically conductive and does not trap excess electrons to reduce Li ions. This is a key reason for the substantial improvement in the electrochemical properties over the single-phase baseline.