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Improvement in ion transport in Na3PSe4–Na3SbSe4 by Sb substitution

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Exploration of advanced solid electrolytes is a highly relevant research topic for all-solid-state batteries and sensors. One of the effective ways to improve the ion transport is cation substitution. In this work, single-phase Na3P1−x Sb x Se4 polycrystalline compounds are synthesized via solid-state reaction method. The impact of Sb substitution on the chemical structure is revealed by X-ray powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Sb substitution enlarges the unit cell and thus increases the ionic conductivity of Na3P1−x Sb x Se4. Na3SbSe4 as a fully substituted compound achieves the lowest activation energy value of 0.19 eV and the highest ionic conductivity value of 3.7 mS/cm, one of the best values among sulfide solid electrolytes. Together with a low grain-boundary resistance, a single Na+ transference number, and high thermal stability, Na3SbSe4 is a very promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state sodium batteries.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (51525205) and the Science Foundation of Hebei Education Department (ZD2016033).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China

    Ning Wang, Long Zhang, Limin Wang & Bo Xu

  2. The Development and Reform Commission of Zhangjiakou City, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China

    Kun Yang

  3. Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Xinlin Yan

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Wang, N., Yang, K., Zhang, L. et al. Improvement in ion transport in Na3PSe4–Na3SbSe4 by Sb substitution. J Mater Sci 53, 1987–1994 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1618-0

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