Preparation, Characterization and Stability of Li-ion Conducting Li_1.5Al_0.5Ge_1.5(PO-4)-3 Glass-Ceramic with NASICON-Type Structure

A super ionic conducting lithium aluminum germanium phosphate (lagp) glass-ceramic with a formula of li_1.5al_0.5ge_1.5(po_4)_3 was synthesized by melt-quenching method and subsequent crystallization at 850 °c for 8 h. the prepared glass-ceramic was characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (dsc), x-ray diffraction (xrd), field emission scanning electron microscopy (fesem), and ac impedance techniques. the xrd patterns exhibited the existence of lige_2(po_4)_3 as the dominant phase with a little impurity phase of geo_2. sem images revealed the presence of large lagp crystals. a high conductivity of 5.36×10^-3 s/cm at 25 °c was obtained for the pristine lagp glass-ceramic. furthermore, the stability of the lagp was examined in 1 m lino_3 aqueous solution by xrd and conductivity measurements. xrd pattern and ionic conductivities of the immersed lagp show no changes compare to the pristine lagp and indicate the high ionic conductivity and good stability in lino_3 aqueous electrolyte and these two properties are essential for lithium-protective layer in aqueous lithium-air batteries.