Effect of the 3D Structure and Grain Boundaries on Lithium Transport in Garnet Solid Electrolytes

Neumann, Anton; Hamann, Tanner R.; Danner, Timo; Hein, Simon; Becker-Steinberger, Katharina; Wachsman, Eric; Latz, Arnulf

doi:10.1021/acsaem.1c00362

Effect of the 3D Structure and Grain Boundaries on Lithium Transport in Garnet Solid Electrolytes

Journal Article · 04 May 2021 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c00362· OSTI ID:1848915

^[1]; Hamann, Tanner R. ^[2]; Danner, Timo ^[3]; ^[3]; Becker-Steinberger, Katharina ^[3]; ^[2]; Latz, Arnulf ^[4]

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Pfaffenwaldring 38−40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; OSTI
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Pfaffenwaldring 38−40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Pfaffenwaldring 38−40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University (UUlm), Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008858

OSTI ID:: 1848915

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 4; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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