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Properties of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 Lithium-Conducting Ceramics Synthesized by Spark Plasma Sintering

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Results on the synthesis of lithium-conducting ceramics Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 by the method of spark plasma sintering (SPS) are presented. In the first stage, the monophase Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 solid-electrolyte powder is synthesized from the nitrate-peroxide precursor. Its subsequent consolidation by the SPS method provides the formation of ceramics with the high Li-ionic conductivity and the density on the level of 97–98%. The microstructure and the electrochemical properties of the Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 ceramics are studied.

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This study was supported by the State Program of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the RF (grants FMEZ-2022-0015 and FZNS-2023-0003).

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  1. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia

    G. B. Kunshina, I. V. Bocharova & O. B. Shcherbina

  2. Far Earsten Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia

    O. O. Shichalin, A. A. Belov & E. K. Papynov

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Based on the materials of the 16th International Meeting “Fundamental Problems of Solid State Ionics,” Chernogolovka, June 27–July 7, 2022.

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Kunshina, G.B., Shichalin, O.O., Belov, A.A. et al. Properties of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 Lithium-Conducting Ceramics Synthesized by Spark Plasma Sintering. Russ J Electrochem 59, 173–181 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193523030060

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