Abstract:The unsatisfactory performance of single inorganic and organic solid electrolytes has driven the development of composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) for solid-state lithium batteries (SSLBs). However, the existence of lithium-depleted space charge layers (SCLs) at the interface of cathode and CSEs (IC—C) restricts lithium ion transport, which hinders the improvement of ionic conductivity and affects the electrochemical performance of SSLBs. Herein, we report a new type of solid electrolyte composite with bismuth ferrite (BiFeOs). Its presence weakens the lithium-depleted SCLs at the IC—C, activates lithium ion transport channels, and enables efficient diffusion of lithium ions across various internal interfaces of solid-state batteries. This design achieves a high ionic conductivity of 1.24 mS cm-1and a high lithium ion transference number of 0.81, which are approximately twice as high as those without BiFeO3. Consequently, the all-solid-state lithium battery using LiNi0.9Co0.05Mn0.05O2 cathode exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, retaining 92.3% of its capacity after 200 cycles at 0.5C. This innovation of activating lithium ion transport channels at the interface by weakening lithium-poor SCLs provides a new approach for achieving high-performance composite solid electrolytes and solid-state lithium batteries.