Utilization of Al 2 O 3 Atomic Layer Deposition for Li Ion Pathways in Solid State Li Batteries

Abstract

Limited interfacial contact area between active material and solid state electrolyte (SSE) in solid state lithium batteries (SSLBs) can be addressed by utilizing a thermally treated Al 2 O 3 atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating as a lithium ion transport pathway. SSLBs with a LiCoO 2 /Li 3.15 Ge 0.15 P 0.85 S 4 /77.5Li 2 S-22.5P 2 S 5 /Li configuration were built and tested using charge-discharge cycles between 3.3 ∼ 4.3 V (vs. Li/Li + ) at a current density of 45 μ Acm − 2 . An increase of more than 10% in the inital discharge capacity as well as good cycling stability are achieved from SSLBs using LiCoO 2 particles coated with 2 and 4 cycles of Al 2 O 3 ALD. The dQ/dV analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and the overpotential study with galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) were conducted to elucidate the enhancement of Li + transport through Al 2 O 3 ALD layers surrounding LiCoO 2 .