Sodium Ion Transport Mechanisms in Antiperovskite Electrolytes Na3OBr and Na4OI2: An in Situ Neutron Diffraction Study

Jinlong Zhu, Yonggang Wang, Shuai Li, John W. Howard, Jörg Neuefeind, Yang Ren, Hui Wang, Chengdu Liang, Wenge Yang, Ruqiang Zou*, Changqing Jin, Yusheng Zhao*

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Abstract

Na-rich antiperovskites are recently developed solid electrolytes with enhanced sodium ionic conductivity and show promising functionality as a novel solid electrolyte in an all solid-state battery. In this work, the sodium ionic transport pathways of the parent compound Na3OBr, as well as the modified layered antiperovskite Na4OI2, were studied and compared through temperature-dependent neutron diffraction combined with the maximum entropy method. In the cubic Na3OBr antiperovskite, the nuclear density distribution maps at 500 K indicate that sodium ions hop within and among oxygen octahedra, and Br- ions are not involved. In the tetragonal Na4OI2 antiperovskite, Na ions, which connect octahedra in the ab plane, have the lowest activation energy barrier. The transport of sodium ions along the c axis is assisted by I- ions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5993-5998
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume55
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

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