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Combs, Sinclair R. (ORCID:0000000289820288)

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PyFaults: A Python Toolkit for Stacking Fault Screening

PyFaults is an open-source Python library designed to model stacking fault disorder in crystalline materials and qualitatively assess the characteristic selective broadening effects in powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Here, the main capabilities of PyFaults are presented, including unit cell and supercell model construction, PXRD pattern calculation, assessment against experimental PXRD, and methods for rapid screening of candidate models within a set of possible stacking vectors and fault occurrence probabilities. This program aims to serve as a computationally inexpensive tool for identifying and screening potential stacking fault models in materials with planar disorder. Three diverse case studies, involving GaN, Li2MnO3 and Li3YCl6, are presented to illustrate the program functionality across a range of structure types and stacking fault modalities.

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Editors’ Choice—Review—Designing Defects and Diffusion through Substitutions in Metal Halide Solid Electrolytes

Ternary metal halides A 3 MX 6 , ( A = Li + , Na + ; M = trivalent metal; X = halide) are a promising family of solid electrolytes for potential applications in all-solid-state batteries. Recent research efforts have demonstrated that chemical substitution at all three sites is an effective strategy to controlling battery-relevant material properties. The A 3 MX 6 family exhibits a wide breadth of structure and anion sublattice types, making it worthwhile to comprehend how chemical substitutions manifest desirable functional properties including ion transport, electrochemical stability, and environmental tolerance. Yet, a cohesive understanding of the materials design principles for these substitutions have not yet been developed. Here, we bring together prior literature focused on chemical substitutions in the A 3 MX 6 ternary metal halide solid electrolytes. Using materials chemistry perspectives and principles, we aim to provide insights into the relationships between crystal structure, choice of substituting ions and the extent of substitutions, ionic conductivity, and electrochemical stability. We further present targeted approaches to future substitution studies to enable transformative advances in A 3 MX 6 solid electrolytes and all-solid-state batteries.

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