Wide‐Temperature, Long‐Cycling, and High‐Loading Pyrite All‐Solid‐State Batteries Enabled by Argyrodite Thioarsenate Superionic Conductor
Pushun Lu, Yu Xia, Yuli Huang, Zhendong Li, Yujing Wu, Xue Wang, Guochen Sun, Shaochen Shi, Zhengju Sha, Liquan Chen, Hong Li, Fan Wu
Abstract
Abstract Rechargeable FeS 2 battery has been regarded as a promising energy storage device, due to its potentially high energy density and ultralow cost. However, the short lifespan associated with the shuttle effect of polysulfides, large volume change, agglomeration of Fe 0 nanoparticles, narrow operating temperature range, and sluggish reaction kinetics, greatly impede the application of rechargeable FeS 2 lithium‐ion batteries. Herein, an all‐solid‐state battery (ASSB) coupling commercialized FeS 2 is proposed with a novel superionic conductor Li 6.8 Si 0.8 As 0.2 S 5 I (LASI‐80Si) to overcome these challenges. The shuttle effect of polysulfides and volume change of FeS 2 are suppressed or completely eliminated in ASSB, due to solid‐solid conversion of Li 2 S/S and large stacking pressure, respectively. Furthermore, the operating temperature range (−60–60 °C) is significantly expanded by the ultra‐high and temperature‐insensitive ionic conductivity of LASI‐80Si ( E a = 0.20 eV), along with the superior FeS 2 /LASI‐80Si interface stability. Thanks to the extra Li + provided by Li 2 S and LiI functional phases, the “bridge” effect of LiI on facile interfacial Li‐ion conduction, and the enhanced reaction kinetics of LASI‐80Si ( 10.4 mS cm −1 ), ASSBs with LASI‐80Si deliver long cycle life (244 cycles at 0.1 C and 600 cycles at 1 C), superior rate capability (20 C), high areal mass loading (13.37 mg cm −2 ), and ultrahigh areal capacity (9.05 mAh cm −2 ). These inspiring results demonstrate the enormous potential of LASI‐80Si and FeS 2 combination for practical application of wide‐temperature and large‐capacity ASSBs.