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Synthesis, structural characterization and ionic conductivity of NASICON-type Bax/2Li1-xTi2(PO4)3 (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 1) materials

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The NASICON series, with formula Bax/2Li1-xTi2(PO4)3 (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 1), has been prepared by solid-state reaction and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and impedance spectroscopy (IS). XRD patterns of samples indicated the formation of single phases with rhombohedral structure (space group R-3c). The Rietveld analysis of XRD patterns was performed to deduce location of Li and Ba ions. FTIR, Raman, and NMR techniques showed the only presence of isolated PO4 groups in analyzed phosphates. 31P MAS-NMR spectra were used to investigate Li and Ba distribution and 7Li MAS-NMR spectra to discriminated Li ions with different mobility in conduction paths. A maximum total conductivity of 2.5 × 10−7 S cm−1 and a minimum activation energy of 0.47 eV were obtained at room temperature for Ba0.3Li0.4Ti2(PO4)3 (x = 0.6).

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The authors would like to thank G. Panczer, Professor at the University Claude Bernard Lyon I, for his invaluable assistance in Raman spectra acquisition. R. Kahlaoui wishes to acknowledge the financial support of Tunisian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This work has been founded by Spanish projects MINECO MAT2013-46452-C4 and MATERYENER3-CM (S20132/MIT-2753).

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  1. Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances Naturelles et à l’Environnement (LACReSNE), Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, Bizerte, Tunisia

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    R. Kahlaoui, K. Arbi, R. Jimenez, I. Sobrados & J. Sanz

  3. Department of Materials and Environment (Microlab), Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

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Kahlaoui, R., Arbi, K., Jimenez, R. et al. Synthesis, structural characterization and ionic conductivity of NASICON-type Bax/2Li1-xTi2(PO4)3 (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 1) materials. Ionics 23, 837–846 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1898-4

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