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Tuning the growth of faceted Na3Zr2(SiO4)2PO4 NASICON-like solid electrolyte and its effect on microstructure-conductivity relationship

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NASICON-like Na3Zr2(SiO4)2PO4 (NZSP) ceramic solid electrolyte with high ionic conductivity, safety, and durability becomes the main focus and attention as an alternative for traditional liquid electrolytes. NZSP containing NH4H2PO4 and Na3PO4⋅12H2O as the phosphate source has been extensively studied as a solid electrolyte, but a deep understanding of the relationship between crystal growth and ionic conductivity is still lacking. Herein, we synthesized NZSP via a solid-state reaction using NaH2PO4 as the phosphate source. The impact of different sintering holding times on the crystal phase, microstructure, ionic conductivity, and relaxation time of NZSP solid electrolytes was investigated. Microstructure studies revealed that the faceted NZSP sintered at 1100 °C for 24 h has the lowest formation of ZrO2 and highest densification with the least pores. In addition, the sample achieved the highest room temperature ionic conductivity (4.11 ⨯ 10−4 S cm−1) and the shortest relaxation time (0.4 μs), which are also crucial factors for the development of rechargeable all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

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The authors would like to thank the Department of Applied Physics and Centre for Research and Instrumentation Management (CRIM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for providing the facilities.

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This work has been supported by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2017/STG02/UKM/02/4) from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and also the financial assistance (GP-2019-K007748, GP-2020-K007748) from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

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ZZ, FSO, and MHHJ conceived the idea and designed the research. MKC prepared the samples and did all the characterization. The first draft of the manuscript was written by MKC, and all authors reviewed the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.

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Chong, M.K., Zainuddin, Z., Omar, F.S. et al. Tuning the growth of faceted Na3Zr2(SiO4)2PO4 NASICON-like solid electrolyte and its effect on microstructure-conductivity relationship. Ionics 29, 3109–3117 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05014-x

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