Abstract:
A new perovskite-type electrolyte "Li
3/8Sr
7/16Ta
3/4Hf
1/4O
3" (LSTH) was prepared by conventional solid-state reaction with different excess lithium carbonate (from 0 to 30 %). XRD, SEM, ICP-OES and AC impedance were used to determine the phase formation, microstructure, and room tempertature Li-ion conductivity. The results indicate that the impurity phase SrTa
2O
6 is significantly reduced, the density and room-temperature ionic conductivity of the LSTH pellet were improved with excess lithium salt. The LSTH pellets with 20 % excess lithium salt sintered at 1 300 ℃ for 10 h has a density of 6.56 g/cm
3 and a room-temperature ionic conductivity to 3.12×10
-4 S/cm.