Li3PO4-doped Li7P3S11 glass-ceramic electrolytes with enhanced lithium ion conductivities and application in all-solid-state batteries

70Li2S·(30-x)P2S5·xLi3PO4 (mol%) amorphous powders are prepared by a high-energy ball milling technique, and the glass-ceramics are obtained by the crystallization of as-prepared amorphous samples. The XRD patterns show that a crystalline phase with a Li7P3S11 structure is obtained for x ≤ 3, while a structure change is observed for x = 5. The Li+-ion conductivity is enhanced by the substitution of Li3PO4 for P2S5, and the 70Li2S·29P2S5·1Li3PO4 glass-ceramics exhibit the highest total conductivity of 1.87 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 25 °C and the lowest activation energy of 18 kJ mol−1. The LiCoO2 in the all-solid-state cell of In-Li/70Li2S·29P2S5·1Li3PO4/LiCoO2 exhibits a discharge capacity of 108 mAh g−1, which is 20% higher than that in the In-Li/70Li2S·30P2S5/LiCoO2 cell. The higher discharge capacity of the LiCoO2 electrode is attributed to the higher Li+-ion conductivity of the solid electrolyte and lower interface resistance of electrode-electrolyte.