Superionic composite electrolytes with continuously perpendicular-aligned pathways for pressure-less all-solid-state lithium batteries

作者：Xuexia Lan, Zhen Li, Chao Zhao, Zi-Yong Li, Yi Zeng, Yuxuan Liu, Qiutan Liu, Xiang-Jie Li, Lili Zhang, Zhengjie Chen, Xiaoxiao Feng, Jia-Hong Wang, Feng Ding, Renzong Hu, Jing Peng, Hui-Ming Cheng · 发表于：Nature Nanotechnology · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.1038/s41565-025-02106-9 · 被引用次数：25 · 研究领域：Medicine

Solid electrolytes are promising candidates for safe, high-energy battery systems. Composite solid electrolytes, in particular, hold the potential to combine high ionic conductivity with stable electrode interfaces. However, a fundamental trade-off often exists between ion conduction and mechanical properties. Here we present a composite solid electrolyte design that decouples ion conduction from mechanical flexibility, achieving a high ionic conductivity of 10.2 mS cm−1 at 25 °C while maintaining close mechanical contact with the electrode. The composite architecture consists of alternating layers of perpendicularly aligned (PA) Li0.3Cd0.85PS3 nanosheets, to establish continuous superionic conduction pathways, and Li-containing polyethylene oxide (PEO) layers, to ensure flexibility and interfacial compatibility. At 25 °C, this PA-Li0.3Cd0.85PS3/PEO electrolyte enables Li||LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 coin cells (stack pressure during assembly <0.5 MPa) to retain 92% discharge capacity after 600 cycles at 0.2 mA cm−2, with an average cycling Coulombic efficiency of 99.9%, and also facilitates practical use of pressure-less (stack pressure <0.1 MPa) Li||LiFePO4 pouch cells. This composite design strategy is further validated by substituting Cd with Mn in the inorganic sulfide nanosheets to produce a PA-Li0.46Mn0.77PS3/PEO electrolyte, exhibiting an ionic conductivity of 6.1 mS cm−1 at 25 °C and good mechanical flexibility.