Abstract
This PhD work aims at exploring new Tavorite-type materials and at revisiting some of the well-known ones. The syntheses of targeted compositions were firstly performed using various ways (all solid state, hydrothermal, sol-gel assisted ceramic, ball milling) in order to stabilize eventual metastable phases and tune the microstructure impacting strongly the electrochemical performances of such polyanionic compounds. The materials were then described in-depth, at the pristine state, from their average long range structures, thanks to diffraction techniques (powder X-rays, single crystal X-rays and neutrons diffraction), to their local environments, using spectroscopy techniques (solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-rays Absorption Spectroscopy, Infra-Red and/or Raman). Thereafter, the phase diagrams and the redox processes involved during electrochemical operation of the materials were investigated thanks to operando techniques (SXRPD and XAS). The in-depth understanding of the mechanisms involved during cycling allows to highlight the reasons of their electrochemical limitations: the synthesis of new materials (composition, structure and microstructure) can now be developed to overcome these limitations and tend toward better performance.