Thermal expansion in the garnet-type solid electrolyte (Li 7 - x Al x /3 )La 3 Zr 2 O 12 as a function of Al content
The thermal expansion (TE) coefficients of the lithium-stable lithium-ion conducting garnet lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZ) and the effect of aluminum substitution were measured from room temperature up to 700 °C by a synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction. The typical TE value measured for the most reported composition (LLZ doped with 0.3 wt.% or 0.093 mol% aluminum) was 15.498 × 10-6 K-1, which is approximately twice the value reported for other garnet-type structures. As the Al(III) concentration has been observed to strongly affect the structure observed and the ionic conductivity, we also assessed its role on thermal expansion and noted only a small variation with increasing dopant concentration. The materials implications for using LLZ in a solid state battery are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1392010
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 644, Issue C; ISSN 0925-8388
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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