IONIC-CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES BASED ON LITHIUM TITANIUM PHOSPHATE

Solid electrolytes based on lithium titanium phosphate were prepared, and their phase, porosity of the sintered pellets, and electrical conductivity were studied. The conductivity was increased and the porosity decreased greatly by partially replacing Ti4+ and P5+ in LiTi2(PO4)3 with M3+ (M3+ =Al3+, Cr3+, Ga3+, Fe3+, Sc3+, In3+, Lu3+, Y3+, and La3+) and Si4+ ions, respectively. The maximum conductivity at 298 K is 7 × 10−4 S cm−1 for Li1.3M0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (M = Al and Sc). The conductivity was considerably increased by the mixing of binders such as Li2O or Li4P2O7 with LiTi2(PO4)3. The main reason for the conductivity enhancement of these electrolytes seems to be attributable to the increase of the sintered pellet density with the enhancement of the lithium concentration at the grain boundaries. © 1990, The Electrochemical Society, Inc. All rights reserved.