Abstract
Owing to high lithium ion conductivity and good stability with lithium metal, Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO—a solid electrolyte) has emerged as a viable candidate for solid-state battery applications. In the current study, Al-substituted LLZO (Al-LLZO) powder is synthesized using a typical solid-state reaction. The pellets are made with the synthesized powder and are subjected to annealing for different durations and its effect on the structural properties of the Al-LLZO is investigated in detail. Reitveld refinement of the powder X-ray diffraction pattern reveals that the sintered Al-LLZO belong to the cubic system with the Ia-3d space group at room temperature. Morphology and microstructural properties of sintered powder are analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM)/selected area electron diffraction (SAED), respectively. The FESEM image of LLZO pellets shows well-structured cubic grains spread evenly over on the surface after sintering. The chemical compositions of the sample are identified using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). The surface chemistry of the prepared samples is examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which states that the observed photoelectron signals from O 1s at about 531 eV and Li1s at 54.52 eV correspond to the Li-O bond in Al-LLZO. Raman spectra have been analyzed and the observed Raman peaks appearing at 299 cm−1, 393 cm−1, 492 cm−1, and 514 cm−1 were assigned to Eg, F2g, A1g, and F2g, respectively. Phase transformation from C-LLZO to the pyrochore LZO phase is noticed when the sample is sintered for 12 h at 1100 °C. The impedance analysis is carried out to measure the conductivity of the Al-LLZO pellet and is found to be 0.3 × 10−5 S cm−1, which is suitable for solid electrolyte applications in lithium ion batteries.
Issue Section:
Research Papers
Keywords:
Al-LLZO,
solid-state electrolyte,
FESEM,
HRTEM,
Raman spectra,
XPS,
electrical conductivity
Topics:
Batteries,
Electrical conductivity,
Electrolytes,
Electron diffraction,
Phase transitions,
Photoelectron spectroscopy,
Raman spectra,
Sintering,
Temperature,
X-ray diffraction,
X-rays,
Zirconium,
Solid electrolytes,
Lithium-ion batteries,
Lithium,
Metals,
Annealing,
Electrical properties,
Resolution (Optics),
Photoelectrons,
Signals,
Electron field emission,
Scanning electron microscopy,
Stability,
X-ray analysis,
Transmission electron microscopy
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