A method for preparing lithium sulfide by using metallic lithium includes: step A: placing 0.05-0.1 kg of metallic lithium and a corresponding sulfur powder into a 5-10 L sealed container under an inert condition according to a mass ratio of 1:0.8-1:1; step B: placing the sealed container charged with lithium and the sulfur powder in step A into a vacuum oven at 250-300° C. and holding for 2-3 h, then adding an equal amount of sulfur as in step A followed by heat preservation for 2-3 h, and finally adding an equal amount of sulfur as in step A followed by heat preservation for 2-3 h; and step C: placing a crude lithium sulfide product obtained after high-temperature firing into a sealed ball-milling tank, and performing ball-milling at room temperature at a rotation speed of 100-500 r/min for 12-24 h.

A method for preparing lithium sulfide by using metallic lithium includes: step A: placing 0.05-0.1 kg of metallic lithium and a corresponding sulfur powder into a 5-10 L sealed container under an inert condition according to a mass ratio of 1:0.8-1:1; step B: placing the sealed container charged with lithium and the sulfur powder in step A into a vacuum oven at 250-300° C. and holding for 2-3 h, then adding an equal amount of sulfur as in step A followed by heat preservation for 2-3 h, and finally adding an equal amount of sulfur as in step A followed by heat preservation for 2-3 h; and step C: placing a crude lithium sulfide product obtained after high-temperature firing into a sealed ball-milling tank, and performing ball-milling at room temperature at a rotation speed of 100-500 r/min for 12-24 h.

A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive sulfide material includes reacting a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal salt, a substantially anhydrous first sulfide compound, and a substantially anhydrous first alkali metal hydrosulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility second sulfide and a substantially low solubility second alkali metal salt, and forming a mixture of the high solubility second sulfide, a second alkali metal hydrosulfide, and the low solubility second alkali metal salt; removing the low solubility second alkali metal salt to isolate the supernatant including the second sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the second sulfide and the second alkali metal hydrosulfide followed by heating to produce the second sulfide. The present disclosure provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired contaminants.

A solid electrolyte material comprises Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one of P, As, Si, Ge, Al, and B; X is one or more halogens or N; A is one or more of S and Se. The solid electrolyte material has peaks at 17.8°±0.75° and 19.2°±0.75° in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kα(1,2)=1.5418 Å and may include glass ceramic and/or mixed crystalline phases.

The present invention concerns a new method for the preparation of a Li—P—S product, as well as the products obtainable by said methods, and uses thereof especially as solid electrolytes.

Described are a solid material which has ionic conductivity for lithium ions, a process for preparing said solid material, a use of said solid material as a solid electrolyte for an electrochemical cell, a solid structure selected from the group consisting of a cathode, an anode and a separator for an electrochemical cell comprising the solid material, and an electrochemical cell comprising such solid structure.

A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid electrolyte with excellent ion conductivity. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a solid electrolyte comprising: a Li element, a P element, a S element, a Br element, and an I element; and crystal phase A having a peak at a position of 2θ=20.2°±0.5°, 23.6°±0.5° in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray; wherein a crystallite size of the crystal phase A is 16.0 nm or more.

To provide an electrode composite material capable of exhibiting a high battery capability, containing a particular crystalline sulfide solid electrolyte and an electrode active material, and a method for producing an electrode composite material, including; firstly mixing a raw material inclusion containing at least one kind of a lithium element, a sulfur element, and a phosphorus element, with a complexing agent, so as to form an electrolyte precursor; heating to decomplex the electrolyte precursor; and secondly mixing a decomplexed material obtained through the decomplexing, with an electrode active material.

A method of manufacturing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, includes mixing a raw material with an organic solvent to manufacture a mixed solution; a heating step of heating and agitating the mixed solution; a cooling step of cooling and agitating the heated mixed solution; a re-heating step of heating and agitating the cooled mixed solution; and a heat treatment step, effectively synthesizing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte by heating and cooling a mixed solution containing a raw material in an organic solvent to a predetermined temperature.