Improving ionic conductivity of von-Alpen-type NASICON ceramic electrolytes via magnesium doping

Il-Seop Jang; Wooseok Go; Bo-Ye Song; Hayoung Park; Yun Chan Kang; Jinyoung Chun

doi:10.26599/JAC.2023.9220738

Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2023, 12(5): 1058-1066 https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220738

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Improving ionic conductivity of von-Alpen-type NASICON ceramic electrolytes via magnesium doping

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Il-Seop Jang^{^a^,^b^,^†}, Wooseok Go^{^c^,^†}, Bo-Ye Song^{^a^,^b}, Hayoung Park^{^a^,^b}, Yun Chan Kang^{^b}(

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aEmerging Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET), Jinju 52851, Republic of Korea

bDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

cEnergy Storage and Distribution Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley 94720, USA

† Il-Seop Jang and Wooseok Go contributed equally to this work.

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ionic conductivity, NASICON, solid electrolyte, von-Alpen-type, magnesium (Mg) doping

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Jang I-S, Go W, Song B-Y, et al. Improving ionic conductivity of von-Alpen-type NASICON ceramic electrolytes via magnesium doping. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2023, 12(5): 1058-1066. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220738

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NASICON (sodium (Na) superionic conductor) compounds have attracted considerable attention as promising solid electrolyte materials for advanced Na-based batteries. In this study, we investigated the improvement in ionic conductivities of von-Alpen-type NASICON (vA-NASICON) ceramic electrolytes by introducing a magnesium ion (Mg²⁺) as a heterogeneous element. The optimal Mg-doped vA-NASICON exhibited a high ionic conductivity of 3.64×10⁻³ S·cm⁻¹, which was almost 80% higher than that of un-doped vA-NASICON. The changes in physicochemical properties of the vA-NASICONs through the Mg introduction were systematically analyzed, and their effects on the ionic conductivities of the vA-NASICON were studied in detail. When the optimal ratio of Mg²⁺ was used in a synthetic process, the relative density (96.6%) and grain boundary ionic conductivity (σ_gb) were maximized, which improved the total ionic conductivity (σ_t) of the vA-NASICON. However, when Mg²⁺ was introduced in excess, the ionic conductivity decreased because of the formation of an undesired sodium magnesium phosphate (Na_xMg_yPO₄) secondary phase. The results of this study are expected to be effectively applied in the development of advanced sodium-based solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivities.

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Improving ionic conductivity of von-Alpen-type NASICON ceramic electrolytes via magnesium doping

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Il-Seop Jang^{^a^,^b^,^†}, Wooseok Go^{^c^,^†}, Bo-Ye Song^{^a^,^b}, Hayoung Park^{^a^,^b}, Yun Chan Kang^{^b}(

), Jinyoung Chun^{^a}(

)

aEmerging Materials R&D Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET), Jinju 52851, Republic of Korea

bDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

cEnergy Storage and Distribution Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley 94720, USA

† Il-Seop Jang and Wooseok Go contributed equally to this work.

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Keywords: ionic conductivity, NASICON, solid electrolyte, von-Alpen-type, magnesium (Mg) doping

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Received: 22 December 2022

Revised: 09 February 2023

Accepted: 27 February 2023

Published: 15 April 2023

Issue date: May 2023

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This work was supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government (MOTIE) (20215610100040, Development of 20 Wh seawater secondary battery unit cell).

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