Macroscopic Displacement Reaction of Copper Sulfide in Lithium Solid‐State Batteries

Copper sulfide (CuS) is an attractive electrode material for batteries, thanks to its intrinsic mixed conductivity, ductility and high theoretical specific capacity of 560 mAh g−1. Here, CuS is studied as cathode material in lithium solid‐state batteries with an areal loading of 8.9 mg cm−2 that the...

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Published in:Advanced energy materials 2020-11, Vol.10 (41), p.n/a
Main Authors: Santhosha, Aggunda L., Nazer, Nazia, Koerver, Raimund, Randau, Simon, Richter, Felix H., Weber, Dominik A., Kulisch, Joern, Adermann, Torben, Janek, Jürgen, Adelhelm, Philipp
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cathodes
Copper
Copper sulfides
Crystallization
CuS
Discharge
displacement conversion reactions
Electrode materials
Electrodes
Electrolytes
high energy density
Lithium
Phase separation
solid‐state batteries
sulfide solid electrolytes
Transition metals
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Summary:Copper sulfide (CuS) is an attractive electrode material for batteries, thanks to its intrinsic mixed conductivity, ductility and high theoretical specific capacity of 560 mAh g−1. Here, CuS is studied as cathode material in lithium solid‐state batteries with an areal loading of 8.9 mg cm−2 that theoretically corresponds to 4.9 mAh cm−2. The configuration of the cell is LiLi3PS4[CuS (70 wt%) + Li3PS4 (30 wt%)]. No conductive additive is used. CuS undergoes a displacement reaction with lithium, leading to macroscopic phase separation between the discharge products Cu and Li2S. In particular, Cu forms a network of micrometer‐sized, well‐crystallized particles that seems to percolate through the electrode. The formed copper is visible to the naked eye. The initial specific discharge capacity at 0.1 C is 498 mAh g(CuS)−1, i.e., 84% of its theoretical value. The initial Coulomb efficiency (ICE) reaches 95%, which is higher compared to standard carbonate‐based liquid electrolytes for the same cell chemistry (≈70%). After 100 cycles, the specific capacity reaches 310 mAh g(CuS)−1. With the current composition, the cell provides 58.2 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 7 W kg−1, which is superior compared to other transition metal sulfide cathodes. Copper sulfide (CuS) is an attractive electrode material for solid‐state lithium batteries. During discharge, it undergoes a displacement reaction with lithium leading to a network of micrometer‐sized copper crystals. Despite the volume expansion during discharge, the cell cycles over many cycles reaching 310 mAh g(CuS)−1 after 100 cycles.
ISSN:1614-6832
1614-6840
DOI:10.1002/aenm.202002394