The disordered phases of LiCB11H12and NaCB11H12possess superb superionic conductivities that make them suitable as solid electrolytes. In these materials, cation diffusion correlates with high orientational mobilities of the CB11H12−anions; however, the precise relationship has yet to be demonstrated. In this work, ab initio molecular dynamics and quasielastic neutron scattering are combined to probe anion reorientations and their mechanistic connection to cation mobility over a range of timescales and temperatures. It is found that anions do not rotate freely, but rather transition rapidly between orientations defined by the cation sublattice symmetry. The symmetry‐breaking carbon atom in CB11H12−also plays a critical role by perturbing the energy landscape along the instantaneous orientation of the anion dipole, which couples fluctuations in the cation probability density directly to the anion motion. Anion reorientation rates exceed 3 × 1010s−1, suggesting the underlying energy landscape fluctuates dynamically on diffusion‐relevant timescales. Furthermore, carbon is found to modify the orientational preferences of the anions and aid rotational mobility, creating additional symmetry incompatibilities that inhibit ordering. The results suggest that synergy between the anion reorientational dynamics and the carbon‐modified cation–anion interaction accounts for the higher ionic conductivity in CB11H12−salts compared with B12H122−.
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- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10237011
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry – A European Journal
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 72
- ISSN:
- 0947-6539
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 17481-17494
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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