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Processing combustion synthesized Mg0.5Zr2(PO4)3 nanopowders to thin films as potential solid electrolytes

  • Saiyue Liu
  • , Chang Zhou*
  • , You Wang
  • , Eongyu Yi
  • , Weimin Wang
  • , John Kieffer
  • , Richard M. Laine
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Mg0.5Zr2(PO4)3 is a promising electrolyte for Mg solid-state batteries. But it is difficult to achieve high-density thin films with phase purity. Here, we synthesized Mg0.5(1+ x )FexZr2− x(PO4)3 nanopowders using liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis and used the product to form transparent thin films via simple pressureless sintering at 1100 °C. The influence of Fe on the phase and microstructure were discussed and the bottlenecks during Mg2+ conduction pathway were calculated. The dense and high-purity Mg0.6Fe0.2Zr1.8(PO4)3 exhibited an extremely low ionic area specific resistance of 1.6 kΩ cm2 at 200 °C. This paper presents a method for preparing dense, high-purity solid electrolytes at modest sintering temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106753
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume116
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ceramics
  • MgZr(PO)
  • Nanocrystalline microstructure
  • Powder processing
  • Solid electrolytes

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