Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1998, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 9.

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Studies on the Conductivity of LiAgSO4-Al2O3 Composite Electrolyte

TAO Shan-Wen, LIU Xing-Qin, PENG Ding-Kun, DENG Guang-Yao   

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026
  • Received:1996-12-06 Online:1998-01-24 Published:1998-01-24

Abstract: The effects of dispersed second phase α-Al2O3 to the ionic conductivity of LiAgSO4 were studied in this paper. It was found that the conductivity of LiAgSO4 (α-Al2O3) system rised. with increasing amount of α-Al2O3 added. It reaches a maximum value around x(α-Al2O3) 40% contained, which is higher than pure LiAgSO4 within the range of 300~500 C. According to the results from TG-DTA and XRD, we have recognized the existence of LiAgSO4 solid solution with orthorhombic structure. This solid solution can be obtained through calcining process and is metastable down to room temperature. But it is easy to react with water to form Li2SO4·H2O and Ag2SO4. FT-IR result indicates that there is no obvious chemical reaction between α-Al2O3 and the sulfates. The experiment results of hydrogen concentration cell demonstrates that this material is proton-conducting, but is unstable at high temperature because Ag2SO4 is reduced by hydrogen. Therefore, it can not be applied in strong reducing atmosphere.

Key words: Conductivity, Composite electrolyte, Second phase α-Al2O3, LiAgSO4, Proton conductor

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