Optimizing lithium-ion diffusion pathways in LaCl-based solid electrolytes through cation vacancy modulation.

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Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China.

Published: August 2025


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This study introduces controlled lanthanum-site cation vacancies while maintaining a fixed In : La molar ratio of 1 : 2 and adjusted the LiCl content to increase the Li concentration, successfully constructing a three-dimensional (3D) lithium-ion diffusion network. This approach effectively overcomes the limitations of the original 1D channels. Experimental results demonstrate that the optimized LiLaInCl sample exhibits an exceptional lithium-ion conductivity of 0.17 mS cm at 30 °C, coupled with a low migration activation energy of 0.484 eV.

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