I a Thesis Entitled Novel Conductive Glass-Perovskites As Solid Electrolytes in Lithium – Ion Batteries by Taiye J. Salami
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A Thesis Entitled Novel Conductive Glass-Perovskites as Solid Electrolytes in Lithium – ion Batteries By Taiye J. Salami Submitted to the graduate faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering Joseph Lawrence, Ph.D., Committee Chair Sam Imanieh, Ph.D., Committee Member Kim, Dong Shik, Ph.D., Committee Member Amanda C. Bryant-Friedrich, Ph.D., Dean, College of Graduate Studies The University of Toledo August 2018 i Copyright © 2018, Taiye Salami This document is copyrighted material. Under copyright law, no parts of this document may be reproduced without the expressed permission of the author. ii An Abstract of Novel Conductive Glass-Perovskites as Solid Electrolytes in Lithium – ion Batteries By Taiye J. Salami Submitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Arts Degree in Economics The University of Toledo August 2018 Despite commanding a huge market share of rechargeable batteries, current lithium ion batteries have safety concerns due to their use of flammable organic solvents as electrolytes. Successfully replacing the liquid electrolyte in a lithium ion battery with a solid electrolyte with comparable capability to the organic liquids would result in batteries that are safer to use, have a longer cycle life, and possess minimal self-discharge, wider operating potential and temperature window. Solid electrolytes currently have a limitation in that they do not match the ability of the organic liquids in conducting lithium ions because they almost always have ionic resistive components called grain boundaries in their microstructure. Appropriate combination of a glass with a perovskite-type ceramic that contains a lithium-ion conductive phase is shown to result in an amorphous composite having denser microstructure, better stability and no grain boundary effects. This is a pioneering breakthrough and a major upgrade to the ordinary crystalline ceramic, which, previously, had been shown to have one of the highest bulk ionic conductivity among solid electrolytes iii but greatly limited in application because of the much higher ionic resistance of its grain boundaries. In this research, different molar composition of glass and ceramics were melted and cooled using varying techniques, including a dual roller-quencher built from a rolling mill. A phase diagram for the mixture at different compositions was proposed and the composition giving a nucleation & growth morphology, where the lithium – ion conductive phase was the amorphous matrix was found to be one order higher in ionic conductivity than the ordinary Li0.5La0.5TiO3 perovskite-type ceramic. The results from other cooling rates and doping of the glass – ceramics with foreign ions were also reported and explained in this report. iv This work is dedicated to my parents, rtd Engr. & Mrs. R.O. Salami, for nurturing me to strive for excellence in all my pursuits. v Acknowledgement I am greatly appreciative of my advisor, Dr Joseph Lawrence for always standing by me and advising me in his ever gentle manner even at times when I thought I was not seeing enough progress as I would have liked to. His professionalism was obvious right from the get go and I’m happy I learnt how to become a more active researcher from listening to him. Words would fail me to express my gratitude and indebtedness to my co-advisor, Dr. Sam Imanieh, assistant research professor at the Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization, who taught me a lot of valuable academic and life lessons right from the start of my research till this moment. He was very open and ever ready to listen and advise me on what to do in all the various concerns I had. With his accessibility, I got more curious and ever willing to search deeper into the reasons why research is done and ultimately to be able to answer the question “Why?” Without a doubt, this whole research would never have been possible without his constant support. To Dr Dong Shik Kim, who despite the short notice was willing to stand as a member in my defense committee where he offered constructive feedback on my work, I am most grateful. To everyone who taught me to be a better person, team player and scientist, I appreciate your support, patience and effort. vi Table of Contents Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................ vi Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ vii List of Tables .................................................................................................................... xi List of Figures .................................................................................................................. xii List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... xvi List of Symbols .............................................................................................................. xvii Preface ........................................................................................................................... xviii 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ..........................................................................................................1 1.2 Problem Statement ...................................................................................................6 1.3 Aim, Objectives and Scope ......................................................................................7 2 Literature Review ...................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Battery Developments before Lithium-ion ............................................................9 2.2 Lithium - ion Battery Electrodes ..........................................................................10 2.2.1 Anode ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.2.2 Cathode ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Lithium Ion Battery Electrolytes ..........................................................................14 vii 2.4 Separator .................................................................................................................16 2.5 All Solid-state Batteries .........................................................................................17 2.5.1 Lithium Phosphorus Oxynitride (LIPON) .................................................................... 17 2.5.2 Lithium Superionic Conductor (LISICON) .................................................................. 18 2.5.3 Sodium Superionic Conductor (NASICON) ................................................................ 18 2.5.4 Garnet-type Oxides ....................................................................................................... 19 2.5.5 Perovskites .................................................................................................................... 19 2.5.6 Ionic Conductivity Measurement of Solid Materials .................................................... 23 2.6 Glass .........................................................................................................................25 2.6.1 Glass Systems ............................................................................................................... 26 2.6.2 Properties of Glass ........................................................................................................ 29 2.6.3 Phase Separation in Glass ............................................................................................. 30 2.7 Glass-Ceramics .......................................................................................................33 3 Methodology ................................................................................................................. 36 3.1 Equipment & Processing Materials ......................................................................36 3.1.1 Chemical Raw Materials Used in Glass-Perovskite Production ................................... 36 3.1.2 Equipment for Processing & Finishing ......................................................................... 37 3.1.3 Characterization equipment .......................................................................................... 38 3.2 Glass - Perovskite Production ...............................................................................39 3.2.1 Mold - cooling and Water – cooling Processes............................................................. 39 3.2.2 Roller – Quencher Fabrication and Use in Melt Cooling ............................................. 40 viii 3.3 Glass-Perovskite Characterization .......................................................................42 3.3.1 Differential Thermal Analysis ...................................................................................... 42 3.3.2 Electron Microscopy Characterization ......................................................................... 42 3.3.3 X-Ray Diffraction Analysis .......................................................................................... 43 3.3.4 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy