A Family of Sodium Solid-State Electrolytes Based on the NaGaₓAl₁₋ₓCl₄ Solid Solution

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Guo, Hao ; Bianchini, Matteo:
A Family of Sodium Solid-State Electrolytes Based on the NaGaₓAl₁₋ₓCl₄ Solid Solution.
In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. (April 2026) . - e00004.
ISSN 2196-7350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202600004

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Sodium-based metal chloride solid electrolytes are promising for sodium solid-state batteries due to their excellent oxidation stability, which, as shown for Li halides, can coexist with high ionic conductivity. To explore cationic substitution effects, we synthesized NaGaxAl1-xCl4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) via ball milling and investigated structural and transport properties. X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement confirmed complete solubility between NaAlCl4 and NaGaCl4 within the orthorhombic P212121 space group. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed a minimal conductivity decrease with increasing Ga3+ content at first (≈ 1-3 x 10−6 S cm−1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5), but down to 5 × 10−7 S cm−1 for NaGaCl4. Structural analysis linked this trend to bottleneck closure in Na+ pathways, increasing activation energy. Despite the reduced conductivity, Ga substitution significantly broadened the electrochemical stability window to 2.12 - 4.86 V vs. Na+/Na, surpassing most sodium halide electrolytes. Ex situ XAS and XPS confirmed the excellent reduction stability. This work improves our understanding of solid electrolytes and of the structure-property relationship in halide materials. Thereby, it expands the accessible range of cation choices for sodium metal chloride materials with new candidates of interest in light of their excellent electrochemical stability.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Lehrstuhl Anorganische Aktivmaterialien für elektrochemische Energiespeicher Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Lehrstuhl Anorganische Aktivmaterialien für elektrochemische Energiespeicher > Lehrstuhl Anorganische Aktivmaterialien für elektrochemische Energiespeicher - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matteo Bianchini Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayerisches Zentrum für Batterietechnik - BayBatt
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	28 May 2026 05:43
Last Modified:	28 May 2026 05:43
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/97749