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Title: Fabrication of high-density and translucent Al-containing garnet, Li7–xLa3Zr2–xTaxO12 (LLZTO) solid-state electrolyte by pressure filtration and sintering

Journal Article · · Solid State Ionics

Garnet type LLZTO ceramic oxide is a promising solid-state electrolyte for use in Li-ion batteries because it has good chemical stability, adequate mechanical strength. However, lithium dendrite growth still needs to be addressed. The opacity of the solid electrolyte hinders in-situ investigation of dendrite growth. Therefore, semi-transparent LLZTO with high-density is needed. Here, the traditional fabrication process for the garnet type LLZTO is cumbersome, and dense LLZTO disks with high transparency are difficult to fabricate. In this work, Al-LLZTO powder was made by solid-state reaction. A wet ceramic processing method, pressure filtration followed by sintering, was developed to make dense LLZTO with high ionic conductivity (1.47 × 10–4 S/cm) and adequate transmittance (17–23%) to visible light from 500 to 800 nm to observe and monitor dendrite growth.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-03ER46086
OSTI ID:
1865161
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1780345
Journal Information:
Solid State Ionics, Vol. 364; ISSN 0167-2738
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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