Crystallization behavior and ionic conductivity of NASICON type glass-ceramics containing different amounts of B2O3

Banafsheh Zarabian; Bijan Eftekhari Yekta; Sara Banijamali

doi:10.53063/synsint.2023.31141

Banafsheh Zarabian ¹
Bijan Eftekhari Yekta ¹
Sara Banijamali ²

¹ School of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
² Ceramic Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Alborz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.53063/synsint.2023.31141

Abstract

In this research, glass-ceramics belonging to the system of Li₂O-TiO₂-P₂O₅were prepared by the addition of different amounts of B₂O₃. The glass formation ability of the starting glass materials along with the crystallization trend as well as ionic conductivity of the corresponding glass-ceramics were also examined. Starting glasses were obtained through the melt quenching technique and glass-ceramics specimens were prepared through one-step heat treatment. The glass-ceramic samples were then examined through X-ray diffractometry, differential thermal analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. According to the obtained results, the addition of a 2.5 mol% of B₂O₃ to the glass composition led to a sharp increase in ionic conductivity at room temperature. So that the bulk conductivity of the specimen heat treated at 950 °C for 2 h was measured to be 1.17 × 10^-3 Scm^-1, which was 10 times bigger than that of the base glass-ceramic with no additive. It also decreased the crystallization temperature and viscosity of the parent glass, resulting in increased crystallinity while further addition of B₂O₃ drained the conductivity and crystallinity of glass-ceramics.

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Keywords: Lithium batteries, NASICON glass-ceramics, Crystallization, Ionic conductivity, Boron oxide

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