Effects of crystallinity and impurities on the electrical conductivity of Li-La-Zr-O thin films

Joong Sun Park; Lei Cheng; Vassilia Zorba; Apurva Mehta; Jordi Cabana; Guoying Chen; Marca M. Doeff; Thomas J. Richardson; Jung Hoon Park; Ji Won Son; Wan Shick Hong

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.019

Effects of crystallinity and impurities on the electrical conductivity of Li-La-Zr-O thin films

Joong Sun Park^*
, Lei Cheng
, Vassilia Zorba
, Apurva Mehta
, Jordi Cabana
, Guoying Chen
, Marca M. Doeff
, Thomas J. Richardson
, Jung Hoon Park
, Ji Won Son
, Wan Shick Hong

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present a study of the fabrication of thin films from a Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ (LLZO) target using pulsed laser deposition. The effects of substrate temperatures and impurities on electrochemical properties of the films were investigated. The thin films of Li-La-Zr-O were deposited at room temperature and higher temperatures on a variety of substrates. Deposition above 600°C resulted in a mixture of cubic and tetragonal phases of LLZO, as well as a La₂Zr₂O₇ impurity, and resulted in aluminum enrichment at the surface when Al-containing substrates were used. Films deposited at 600°C exhibited the highest room temperature conductivity, 1.61 × 10^{- 6} S/cm. The chemical stability toward metallic lithium was also studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which showed that the oxidation state of zirconium remained at + 4 following physical contact with heated lithium metal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-60
Number of pages	6
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	576
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.019
Publication status	Published - 2015 Feb 2
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Garnet
Lithium
Lithium lanthanate zirconate
Pulsed laser deposition
Solid electrolyte

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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