“Single‐phase” all‐solid‐state battery, based on Na3−xV2−xZrx(PO4)3 as the cathode, anode, and electrolyte, is reported. It successfully undergoes room temperature charge–discharge reactions based on the V3+/V2+ (anode) and V3+/V4+ (cathode) redox systems with insertion reaction. The interfacial resistance is essentially zero at the anode and cathode.
To realize an ideal interface between electrode and electrolyte, a single‐phase all‐solid‐state lithium‐ion battery is studied using Li3V2(PO4)3‐based NASICON‐type material as the cathode, anode, and electrolyte. A dense Li3‐xV2‐xAlx(PO4)3 pellet with the Pt current collectors on both the front and back surfaces successfully demonstrates charge‐discharge reactions based on the V3+/V2+ (anode) and V3+/V4+ (cathode) redox systems at 373 K. Al substitutional doping for V brings the suppression of the electronic conductivity and increase in the ionic conductivity. As a result, Al‐doped material (Li3V1.6Al0.4(PO4)3) exhibites the best charge‐discharge performance in the Li3V2‐xAlx(PO4)3 system (x=0 ‐ 0.6) because of its high ionic conductivity and low electronic conductivity. The concept of a single‐phase battery with a single material offers a new approach to avoid side reactions during cell fabrication of oxide‐based all‐solid‐state lithium‐ion batteries.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.