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TY - JOUR
T1 - Porosity characterisation of solid-state battery electrolyte with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
AU - Kiritharan, S.
AU - Lucas, S.
AU - Degl’Innocenti, R.
AU - Hua, X.
AU - Dawson, R.
AU - Lin, H.
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - With a growing interest on inorganic ceramics based solid-state electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries, there is a need to maximise their density to optimise electrochemical performance and fuel impermeability. In this paper, we demonstrate the sensitivity of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) combined with effective medium theory to quantify the porosity or density of sodium superionic conductor (NaSICON)-based solid-state electrolyte (SSEs) pellets prepared at densities in the range of 2.2–2.9 g cm−3, corresponding to 50–90 % relative densities sintered at 900–1150 °C. The results of which, have been validated against complementary Archimedes analysis and mercury porosimetry highlighting the potential of THz-TDS for rapid, contactless, non-destructive electrolyte characterisation.
AB - With a growing interest on inorganic ceramics based solid-state electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries, there is a need to maximise their density to optimise electrochemical performance and fuel impermeability. In this paper, we demonstrate the sensitivity of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) combined with effective medium theory to quantify the porosity or density of sodium superionic conductor (NaSICON)-based solid-state electrolyte (SSEs) pellets prepared at densities in the range of 2.2–2.9 g cm−3, corresponding to 50–90 % relative densities sintered at 900–1150 °C. The results of which, have been validated against complementary Archimedes analysis and mercury porosimetry highlighting the potential of THz-TDS for rapid, contactless, non-destructive electrolyte characterisation.
KW - Terahertz
KW - THz-TDS
KW - Porosity
KW - NaSICON
KW - Solid state electrolyte
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234050
DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234050
M3 - Journal article
VL - 595
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
SN - 0378-7753
M1 - 234050
ER -