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Title: | Research Update: Ca doping effect on the Li-ion conductivity in NASICON-type solid electrolyte LiZr2(PO4)3: A first-principles molecular dynamics study | Authors: | Noda, Y Nakano, K Otake, M Kobayashi, R Kotobuki, M Lu, L Nakayama, M |
Keywords: | Activation energy Calcium Density functional theory Distribution functions Ions Lithium Molecular dynamics Potentiometric sensors Solid electrolytes Trapped ions Zirconium compounds Ca substitution Chemical compositions Content dependent Displacement function First principles molecular dynamics Li ion conductivities Molecular dynamics simulations Radial distribution functions Lithium compounds |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Citation: | Noda, Y, Nakano, K, Otake, M, Kobayashi, R, Kotobuki, M, Lu, L, Nakayama, M (2018). Research Update: Ca doping effect on the Li-ion conductivity in NASICON-type solid electrolyte LiZr2(PO4)3: A first-principles molecular dynamics study. APL Materials 6 (6) : 60702. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5033460 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | In this work, we used a density functional theory-based molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the Ca content-dependent Li-ion conductivity of NASICON-type Li1+2xCaxZr2-x(PO4)3 (LCZP) solid electrolytes (0.063 ? x ? 0.375) which exhibit a Li-excess chemical composition. The LCZP systems show a higher room temperature Li-ion conductivity and a lower activation energy than pristine LiZr2(PO4)3 (LZP), and the tendencies of those properties agree with the experimental results. In addition, the Li-ion conduction mechanisms in LCZP were clarified by analyzing the radial distribution functions and site displacement functions obtained from our molecular dynamics simulations. For minimal Ca substitution for LZP, the Li-ion conductivity is enhanced because of the creation of interstitial Li ions by Ca doping in the LCZP systems; the frequency of collisions with Li ions dramatically increases. For substantial Ca substitution for LZP, the Li-ion conductivity gradually worsened because some Li ions were trapped at the M1 (most stable) and M2 (metastable) sites near Ca atoms. © 2018 Author(s). | Source Title: | APL Materials | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/182078 | ISSN: | 2166532X | DOI: | 10.1063/1.5033460 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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