Reactive sintering of garnet-type Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 (LLZTO) from pyrochlore precursors prepared using a non-aqueous sol–gel method

Jinzhao Guo, J. Mark Weller, Shize Yang, M. Harish Bhat, Candace K. Chan

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Abstract

Garnet-type solid-state electrolytes such as Ta-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZTO) are promising ceramic electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries because of their high (electro)chemical stability and ionic conductivity. LLZTO is typically synthesized from oxide precursors via solid-state reaction, but use of other precursors such as pyrochlores has also received recent interest. Here, a Ta-doped pyrochlore was prepared using non-aqueous sol–gel methods to serve as precursor for LLZTO. The dense LLZTO ceramic was directly obtained via a reactive sintering method with ionic conductivity ~ 0.4 mS/cm, which is comparable to LLZTO prepared by solid-state reaction, using only 2 h sintering at 1100 ℃. Investigation of the synthesis parameters shows that liquid phase sintering is important for achieving high pellet densities and phase purity. The grain size of LLZTO is less than 2 μm, indicating that fine-grained garnet ceramics are accessible with this approach. This work reveals an alternate method for the synthesis and processing of LLZTO materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)581-590
Number of pages10
JournalIonics
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Garnet
  • Lithium-ion battery
  • Pyrochlore
  • Solid-state battery
  • Sol–gel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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