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First principles design of lithium superionic conductors
The document discusses advancements in the design and optimization of lithium superionic conductors, highlighting the potential to enhance ionic conductivity while addressing limitations of current organic electrolytes. It emphasizes the importance of phase and electrochemical stability, diffusivity, and the effects of various material properties through first principles calculations, specifically focusing on the conductors Li10GeP2S12 and Li7La3Zr2O12. Furthermore, it outlines recent findings and methods for improving these materials' performance and stability, including automated workflows for rapid kinetic studies.
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- 1. materiaIs virtuaLab First Principles Designof Lithium Superionic Conductors Shyue Ping Ong,Yifei Mo, William Davidson Richards, Lincoln Miara, Hyo Sug Lee, Gerbrand Ceder Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 2. Outline Introduction to LithiumSuperionic Conductors First Principles Optimization of State of the Art Superionic conductor • Li10GeP2S12 • Li7La3Zr2O12 Concept for High-throughput Superionic Conductor Design Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 3. Current organic electrolyteshave two severe limitations Ethylene carbonate Dimethyl carbonate Two key limitations 1) Flammability 2) Electrochemical windows < 4.5V • Limits choice of electrode and achievable energy densities A lithium superionic conductor solid electrolyte can potentially address both issues. NTSB report, March 7 2013 Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 4. State-of-the-art lithium superionicconductors Garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO)Thio-lisicon Li10GeP2S12 (LGPS) N. Kamaya et al., Nat. Mater. 2011, 10, 682-686 R. Murugan, et al.,Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7778−81. Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 5. State-of-the-art lithium superionicconductors N. Kamaya et al., Nat. Mater. 2011, 10, 682-686 R. Murugan, et al.,Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7778−81. LGPS One of the highest Li+ cond. of 12 mS/cm Reported electrochemical window of > 5V Ge is expensive Sulfide chemistry is air and moisture sensitive LLZO Oxide chemistry is air stable Stable against Li? Low grain boundary resistance Lower Li+ cond. of ~0.1 mS/ cm Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 6. First principles materialsproperty prediction What makes a good ionic conductor? Stability • Phase stability • Electrochemical stability Diffusivity • High conductivity @ 300K Materials • Handling / air sensitivity • Cost Phase diagrams MD simulations Element substitutions Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 7. Ab initio modeling of LGPSdiffusivity DFT molecular dynamics simulation Self-diffusivity calculated from simulated Li+ ion motion Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder, First principles study of the Li10GeP2S12 lithium super ionic conductor material. Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 15-17 Lithium motion in LGPS (P/GeS4 tetrahedra frozen for clarity) Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 8. Excellent agreement betweenab initio diffusivity and experiments 1 S. P. OngY. Mo,W. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder. Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity of the Li10±1MP2X12 (M = Ge, Si, Sn,Al or P, and X = O, S or Se) family of superionic conductors. Energy & Environ. Sci., 2012. doi:10.1039/c2ee23355j 2 N. Kamaya et al.,A lithium superionic conductor. Nat. Mater. 2011, 10, 682-686 activation energy (meV) conductivity @ 300 K (mS/cm) computed1 210 13 experiment2 240 12 Temperature range: 600 K to 1200 K Computed diffusivities Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 9. Ab initio moleculardynamics predict 3D conduction pathway Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder, First principles study of the Li10GeP2S12 lithium super ionic conductor material. Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 15-17. Lithium trace in MD simulation at 900K a! c! a! b! Important because 1D conductors would be highly sensitive to blocking defects! Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 10. Bandgap is upperbound on electrochemical window DOS calculated with HSE06 3.6 eV This is how people have estimated electrochemical windows in the past. But is it relevant? Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 11. A thought experiment AnodeCathodeLGPS Li sinkLi source High μLi Low μLi Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 12. Now let usimagine what it is like at the electrode-electrolyte interface Anode CathodeLGPS High μLi Low μLi Li source Li sink Systems open wrt Li Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 13. A new wayof assessing electrochemical stability Relevant thermodynamic potential at electrode- electrolyte interface is the Li grand potential1: Construct phase diagrams at extrema of corresponding to the cathode and anode: φ = E −µLiNLi µLi Voltage = −(µLi −µLi 0 ) 1S. P. Ong, L.Wang, B. Kang, & G. Ceder. Li-Fe-P-O2 Phase Diagram from First Principles Calculations. Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20(5), 1798–1807. doi:10.1021/cm702327g Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 14. Ge P GeS GeS 2 P 4 S 3 P4 S7 S P2 S5 P 4 S 9 LGPS is unstableagainst electrodes Li15 Ge4 Li3 P Li2 S Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder, First principles study of the Li10GeP2S12 lithium super ionic conductor material. Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 15-17 E = 0V E = 5V Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 15. LGPS achieves electrochemicalstability by passivation Li2S + Li15Ge4 + Li3P S + GeS2 + P2S5 Anode CathodeLGPS High μLi Low μLi Well-known glassy conductors! Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 16. Summary on Li10GeP2S12 Kamayaet al. (Experiments) 1D conductor σ=12 mS/cm Stable over 5V First principles calculations 3D conductor σ=13 mS/cm SEI formation ✗ ✔ ? Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 17. The LGPS scooter, but whyis it so small? Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 18. Modifying Li10GeP2S12 Two criticalproblems with LGPS • Ge is expensive ($1600-1800 per kg) • S chemistry likely reactive with H2O and air S Se, OAnion Ge Si, Sn,Al, PCation Substitutions Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 19. Phase stability ofnine Li10MP2X12 derived from substitution S. P. Ong,Y. Mo,W. D. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder, Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity in the Li10±1MP2X12 family of superionic conductors. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, doi: 10.1039/C2EE23355J > 90 meV, oxides unstable! < 25 meV, S & Se compounds may be entropically stabilized Edecomp of Li10MP2X12 (meV/atom) Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 20. Chemical compatibility withelectrodes Possibly passivating ionic conductors S. P. Ong,Y. Mo,W. D. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder, Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity in the Li10±1MP2X12 family of superionic conductors. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, doi: 10.1039/C2EE23355J O2 evolution! Li10MP2X12 Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 21. Anion has alarge effect on diffusivity of Li10GeP2X12 σ @ 300 K (mS/Cm) Ea (meV) O 0.03 360 S 13 210 Se 24 190 Causes: • Lattice parameter • Anion polarizability Se S O S. P. Ong,Y. Mo,W. D. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder, Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity in the Li10±1MP2X12 family of superionic conductors. Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, doi: 10.1039/C2EE23355J Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 22. Cation has asmall effect on diffusivity of Li10MP2S12 Isovalent Aliovalent Ge Si Sn P Al σ @ 300 K (mS/Cm) 13 23 6 4 33 Ea (meV) 210 200 240 260 180 (Aliovalent substitutions are Li+ compensated) S. P. Ong,Y. Mo,W. D. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder, Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity in the Li10±1MP2X12 family of superionic conductors. Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, doi: 10.1039/C2EE23355J Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 23. Recent experiments validatefirst principles predictions! A. Kuhn et al., 2014, arxiv:1402.4586P. Bron, JACS, 2013, 135, 15694–7. Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 24. Voronoi topological analysisof LGPS Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting Using Zeo++ code (R. L. Martin, B. Smit, M. Haranczyk,. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2012, 52(2), 308–18. Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder, First principles study of the Li10GeP2S12 lithium super ionic conductor material. Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 15-17.
- 25. 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 O O OS S S S S Se Se Se Si Ge Sn Si Ge Sn Al P Si Ge Sn ~20% ~7% Bottleneck size as a descriptor for diffusivity Li±1 Ge4+:Al3+, Si4+, Sn4+, P5+ P5+ S2-: O2-, Se2- Substitution Scheme 1.0E-3 1.0E-1 1.0E+1 O O O S S S S S Se Se Se Si Ge Sn Si Ge Sn Al P Si Ge Sn Conductivity σ (mS/cm) Bottleneck size (Å) Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting Generally, bottleneck size seems to be a pretty good initial screening descriptor for diffusivity.
- 26. State-of-the-art lithium superionicconductors N. Kamaya et al., Nat. Mater. 2011, 10, 682-686 R. Murugan, et al.,Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7778−81. LGPS One of the highest Li+ cond. of 12 mS/cm Reported electrochemical window of > 5V Ge is expensive Sulfide chemistry is air and moisture sensitive LLZO Oxide chemistry is air stable Stable against Li? Low grain boundary resistance Lower Li+ cond. of ~0.1 mS/ cm Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 27. First principles optimizationof garnet Li7+2x−y(La3−xRbx)(Zr2−yTay)O12 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 6 6.5 7 7.5 Activation Energy(eV) 1.0E-07 1.0E-05 1.0E-03 1.0E-01 σ300(S/cm) Rb DopedTa Doped Max conductivity and min Ea at Li = 6.75 Miara, L. J.; Ong, S. P.; Mo,Y.; Richards,W. D.; Park,Y.; Lee, J.-M.; Lee, H. S.; Ceder, G. Chem. Mater., 2013, 25, 3048–3055. Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 28. Voronoi topological analysisof LLZO Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting Miara, L. J.; Ong, S. P.; Mo,Y.; Richards,W. D.; Park,Y.; Lee, J.-M.; Lee, H. S.; Ceder, G. Chem. Mater., 2013, 25, 3048–3055.
- 29. Pathway to High-throughputFirst Principles Design of Lithium Superionic Conductors Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting Starting candidates Topological Screening (augmented by DFT) Stability (phase EW) screening Diffusivity Optimized candidates Automated “one-click” MD workflow based on pymatgen, custodian and fireworks AIMD SDSC Multi-week AIMD simulation Statistical exclusionary screening Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder,“Insights into Diffusion Mechanisms in P2 Layered Oxide Materials by First-Principles Calculations”, submitted Automated pathway extraction + NEB
- 30. Summary • Developed sophisticatedAIMD automation and workflow infrastructure for rapid kinetic studies. • Developed Li-grand potential PD as a powerful new way of studying electrode-electrolyte interfacial phase equilibria. Technical Advances • Li10SiP2S12 and Li10SnP2S12, earth-abundant variants of LGPS, were predicted and confirmed to have similar performance. • Suggested doping strategies to further enhance conductivity of LLZO. Materials Design Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 31. Acknowledgements and Publications Funding Computingresources from Y. Mo, S. P. Ong, G. Ceder, First principles study of the Li10GeP2S12 lithium super ionic conductor material. Chem. Mater. 24 15-17 (2012) S. P. Ong,Y. Mo,W. D. Richards, L. Miara, H. S. Lee, G. Ceder, Phase stability, electrochemical stability and ionic conductivity in the Li10±1MP2X12 family of superionic conductors. Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, doi: 10.1039/C2EE23355J Miara, L. J.; Ong, S. P.; Mo,Y.; Richards,W. D.; Park,Y.; Lee, J.-M.; Lee, H. S.; Ceder, G. Effect of Rb and Ta Doping on the Ionic Conductivity and Stability of the Garnet Li7+2 x – y (La3– xRbx)(Zr2– yTay)O12 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.375, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1) Superionic Conductor:A First Principles Investigation, Chem. Mater., 2013, 25, 3048–3055, doi:10.1021/cm401232r. Aug 12, 2014 ACS 248th National Meeting
- 32. materiaIs virtuaLab Thank you. Aug 12,2014 ACS 248th National Meeting