Concurrent Crystallization Mechanism Leading to Low Temperature Percolation of LAGP Glass-Ceramic Electrolyte
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Abstract
Sintering of ceramic electrolytes (CE) is the most efficient way to obtain a dense, all ceramic solid-state battery with oxide-based materials. However, the high temperature required for this process leads to detrimental reactivity between CE and the active material. Crystalline ceramics are necessary for highly conductive oxide materials. Still, thermomechanical properties of glass-phase materials can be used to obtain a denser and more conductive CE. Glass-phase CE can be produced with Nasicon-type CE. Here, Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 (LAGP) glass is used as a model to investigate the formability, densification, and conduction properties upon crystallization. A complete study of the crystallization mechanism is first performed to fully understand how a high conductivity of 6.3 × 10-5 S·cm-1 at 30 °C with 92% relative density is obtained at a sintering temperature of only 550 °C without pressure. This is approximately 200 °C below the usual sintering temperature of LAGP. X-ray diffraction is then used to calculate the amount of crystalline phase as a function of time. A combined study of reaction kinetics and conductivity evolution reveals an autocatalytic nucleation effect, which produces an early crystallization pathway. Density is studied to quantify the ability of the glass to flow during the crystallization process.
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