Influence of citrate/nitrate ratio on the preparation of Li 0.5La0.5TiO3 nanopowder by combustion method

Carlos R. Milian Pila, Teobaldo Mariño Otero, Eduardo Pérez Cappe, Oswaldo Luiz Alves, Pilar Aranda, Miguel Aguilar Frutis, Yodalgis Mosqueda Laffita

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Abstract

Preparation of nano-crystalline Li0.5La0.5TiO 3 perovskite material using citrate-nitrate redox reaction by the combustion technique is reported. The role of the ammonium nitrate concentration used to co-precipitate the Li0.5La0.5Ti-citrate precursor is revealed by ATD/TG, XRD, SEM-EDX and HRTEM techniques. Thermo-gravimetric analysis data show how the intensity of the exothermic peak associated with the citrate-nitrate redox reaction decreases until disappearance as the citrate/nitrate molar ratio increases. The XRD study indicates that a single-phase cubic Li0.5La0.5TiO3 phase is formed at 350 C when the citrate/nitrate ratio varies between 0.13 and 0.17. The formed Li0.5La0.5TiO3 powders show an average particle size of 15-20 nm. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique reveals a relative high ionic conductivity inside the grain for the nanometric Li0.5La0.5TiO3 material, with values of around 10-4 S/cm at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-256
Number of pages8
JournalCeramics International
Volume40
Issue number1 PART A
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Powders: chemical preparation
  • C. Impedance
  • D. Perovskite
  • E. Batteries

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