Importance of substrate materials for sintering Li<inf>1.5</inf>Al<inf>0.5</inf>Ge<inf>1.5</inf>(PO<inf>4</inf>)<inf>3</inf> solid electrolyte

Publisher:
Elsevier
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2022, 310, pp. 123043
Issue Date:
2022-06-01
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Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) solid electrolyte with a NASICON (Na super ionic conductor) structure is a promising electrolyte for all-solid-state Li batteries. It is well-known that Al contamination occurs in garnet-type solid electrolytes when Al2O3 substrate is used for sintering. In this paper, the influence of substrate materials for sintering on properties of LAGP solid electrolyte is studied. The LAGP samples are sintered on Al2O3 or Pt substrate at 950 ​°C. TEM-EDS results show that oxides of Ge and Al are observed when sintering is performed on Pt substrate while phosphates of Li and Al are detected in the sample sintered on Al2O3 substrate. Also, the sample sintered on Al2O3 contains more Al due to Al contamination from the substrate. The Li ion conductivity is also affected by the substrate, and higher conductivity is observed in the sample sintered on the Al2O3 substrate. It is concluded that the Al contamination occurs in the LAGP solid electrolyte sintered on Al2O3 substrate. The selection of substrate is a key factor for development of LAGP solid electrolyte.
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