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Stable solid-state potassium metal batteries enabled by a KB11H14·2Me3NBH3 complex electrolyte

Guo-Guo Zhang,Pengtao Qiu,Jia-Xin Kang,Zhiwei Lu,An-Qi Zhu,Xiaohu Yu,Xuenian Chen

Solid-state potassium metal batteries have increasingly gained attention as promising alternatives in large-scale energy storage due to their safety and low cost. However, these batteries usually suffer from a lack of suitable K+ conducting solid electrolytes. Herein, a new KB11H14·2Me3NBH3 complex electrolyte with high ionic conductivity and relative stability against K metal is reported. The crystal structure was solved as a monoclinic P21/c lattice. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm significantly enhanced K-ion diffusion in the structure. High K-ion conductivities of 2.63 × 10−6 S cm−1 at 25 °C and 3.25 × 10−4 S cm−1 at 75 °C are achieved, putting it among the leading K+ solid conductors. Moreover, it shows favorable interfacial stability against the K metal anode precoated with NH3B3H7. Batteries coupling the TiS2 cathode deliver long-term cycling stability. This work provides a new group of K-ion solid-state electrolytes for safe potassium metal batteries.