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Reduced Energy Barrier for Li⁺ Transport Across Grain Boundaries with Amorphous Domains in LLZO Thin Films.

ABSTRACT: The high-resistive grain boundaries are the bottleneck for Li⁺ transport in Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ (LLZO) solid electrolytes. Herein, high-conductive LLZO thin films with cubic phase and amorphous domains between crystalline grains are prepared, via annealing the repetitive LLZO/Li₂CO₃/Ga₂O₃ multi-nanolayers at 600?°C for 2?h. The amorphous domains may provide additional vacant sites for Li⁺, and thus relax the accumulation of Li⁺ at grain boundaries. The significantly improved ionic conductivity across grain boundaries demonstrates that the high energy barrier for Li⁺ migration caused by space charge layer is effectively reduced. Benefiting from the Li⁺ transport paths with low energy barriers, the presented LLZO thin film exhibits a cutting-edge value of ionic conductivity as high as 6.36 × 10^-4?S/cm, which is promising for applications in thin film lithium batteries.

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

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Reduced Energy Barrier for Li+ Transport Across Grain Boundaries with Amorphous Domains in LLZO Thin Films.

Zhu Yanlin Y Wu Shuai S Pan Yilan Y Zhang Xiaokun X Yan Zongkai Z Xiang Yong Y

Nanoscale research letters 20200725 1

The high-resistive grain boundaries are the bottleneck for Li+ transport in Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) solid electrolytes. Herein, high-conductive LLZO thin films with cubic phase and amorphous domains between crystalline grains are prepared, via annealing the repetitive LLZO/Li2CO3/Ga2O3 multi-nanolayers at 600 °C for 2 h. The amorphous domains may provide additional vacant sites for Li+, and ...[more]

PMID: 32712882

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