In this paper, a NASICON-type Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 (LATP)/Li1.3Al0.3Ge1.7(PO4)3 (LAGP) bi-layer structured solid state electrolyte was successfully prepared via a simple dry pressing and post-calcination method. By adjusting the sintering temperature for LAGP starting materials, a dense and smooth LATP/LAGP double-layer solid state electrolyte with no defects was obtained. This electrolyte sample exhibits a high electrical conductivity of 3.4 × 10−4 S cm−1 and a negligible electronic conductivity of 9.6 × 10−9 S cm−1 at room temperature. In addition, the LATP/LAGP electrolyte also shows an excellent stability in air as well as chemical stability against Li. Moreover, an assembled LiFePO4/LATP–LAGP/Li coin-type battery employing LATP/LAGP as the solid state electrolyte can be suitably charged and discharged at a current rate of 0.1C at room temperature, and its low charge–discharge capacities are mainly attributed to the high electrolyte/electrode interfacial resistance of the cell. These results suggest that the LATP/LAGP bi-layer electrolyte can be an alternative electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
Al 2 O 3 transparent ceramics have important applications in electronics, solid-state lighting, military and 5G industries. At present, thin and large-size Al 2 O 3 ceramics are urgently required by enterprises. Tape casting method has emerged as a powerful tool in producing transparent ceramics, but the preparation of the slurries is generally very time consuming. In this study, a one-step ball milling process was proposed to fabricate Al 2 O 3 transparent ceramics through non-aqueous tape casting, in which green tapes were obtained with uniform texture and no distortion. Thickness of the Al 2 O 3 transparent ceramics approached 0.1 mm. The effects of dry pressing on single and double-layer tapes were also compared. It was found that dry pressing has essentially no effect on monolayer samples, but contributed to improve the densification and promoted grain growth of the bilayer samples. Our results could be used as reference for the preparation of extremely thin Al 2 O 3 transparent ceramic wafers.
A low-cost porous ceramic support was prepared from low-grade palygorskite clay (LPGS) and silicon carbide (SiC) with vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5 ) additives by a dry-press forming method and sintering. The effects of SiC–LPGS ratio, pressing pressure, carbon powder pore-forming agent and V 2 O 5 sintering additives on the microstructure and performance of the supports were investigated. The addition of an appropriate amount of SiC to the LPGS can prevent excessive shrinkage of the support during sintering, and increase the mechanical strength and open porosity of the supports. The presence of SiC (34.4%) led to increases in the open porosity and mechanical strength of 40.43% ± 0.21% and (17.76 ± 0.51) MPa, respectively, after sintering at 700 °C for 3 h. Because of its low melting point, V 2 O 5 can melt to liquid during sintering, which increases the mechanical strength of the supports and retains the porosity. Certainly, this can also encourage efficient use of the LPGS and avoid wasting resources.