To fully understand lithium-ion transport in solid electrolytes, both periodic lattice and non-periodic features must be studied. This paper discovers "single-atom-layer traps" (SALTs) – closed loops of single-atom-layer defects – as a significant influence on ionic transport in Li0.33La0.56TiO3. Atomic-resolution electron microscopy reveals their ubiquity, and ab initio calculations show they severely degrade conductivity by isolating large material volumes from ionic transport.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Apr 14, 2020
Authors
Feng Zhu, Md Shafiqul Islam, Lin Zhou, Zhenqi Gu, Ting Liu, Xinchao Wang, Jun Luo, Ce-Wen Nan, Yifei Mo, Cheng Ma
Tags
lithium-ion transport
solid electrolytes
single-atom-layer traps
ionic conductivity
Li0.33La0.56TiO3
atomic-resolution electron microscopy
defects
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