Tailoring grain boundaries of solid-state electrolytes for building better all-solid-state lithium batteries

Key Points

• This review aims to analyze the role of grain boundaries in solid-state electrolytes and their effects on battery performance.
• Review of existing literature on grain boundaries in inorganic solid electrolytes
• Analysis of the impact on electron/ion transport
• Discussion of modification strategies for improving electrolytes
• Grain boundaries significantly influence electron and ion transport in solid-state electrolytes
• Optimizing these boundaries can enhance overall battery performance
• Modification strategies can address limitations of current electrolytes

Abstract