Lithium-Cation Conductivity of Solid Solutions in Li6-xZr2-xAxO7 (A = Nb, Ta) Systems

Li6-xZr2-xAxO7 (A = Nb; Ta) system with 0 < x < 0.30 is synthesized by glycine-nitrate method. Boundaries of solid solutions based on monoclinic Li6Zr2O7 are determined; temperature (200–600 °C) and concentration dependences of conductivity are investigated. It is shown that monoclinic Li6Zr2O7 exhibits better transport properties compared to its triclinic modification. Li5.8Zr1.8Nb(Ta)0.2O7 solid solutions have a higher lithium-cation conductivity at 300 °C compared to solid electrolytes based on other lithium zirconates due the “open” structure of monoclinic Li6Zr2O7 and a high solubility of the doping cations.

Experimental and computational characterization of phase transitions in CsB3H8

Metal hydroborates are versatile materials with interesting properties related to energy storage and cation conductivity. The hydrides containing B3H8─ (triborane, or octahydrotriborate) ion, have been at the center of attention...

Lithium, sodium and magnesium ion conduction in solid state mixed polymer electrolytes

A theoretical and experimental demonstration of a simple mixture of similar polymer systems (PEO and PDMS) for increasing cation conductivity can reopen new opportunities for the development of safer and environment-friendly solid-state batteries.

Multivalent ion conduction in solid polymer systems

The multifunctional interactions of multivalent cations with polymers creates challenges for enhancing cation conductivity, which may be solved through new synthetic and computational efforts.

Influence of Feedwater TOC on Steam Cation Conductivity

The cation conductivity in water-steam cycle has been significantly increased as external heating units presented on trends in large capacity and high parameters. Real test has been carried out to demonstrate the TOC concentration in feedwater has been increased as the external heating increases. The presence of organic acid would significantly reduce the pH of the condensate and result in general corrosion, pitting and environment assisted cracking. For the cogeneration thermal power stations in which make-up water were produced with traditional ion exchange system and Integrated Membrane Technology separately, the main factors affecting cation conductivity of steam are residues of the organics in raw water and dynamic variation about bacterial reproduction in reducing environment, respectively. If gel type anion resin had been replaced with macroporous strong base anion resin, the remaining TOC in traditional ion exchange system could be significantly reduced. And if non-oxidative bactericide had been dosed before or after Ultrahigh Purity Filter, bacteria could be effectively killed. For heat-supply units, the actual rates of makeup water, denote with “N%”, are always more than the design value. So it is very important in this scenario to revise the ceiling values of TOC for makeup water, which should be divided by N, to allow that ceiling value to match the actual rate of makeup water. For drum boilers and once-through boilers which superheated steam pressure are greater than 18.3 MPa, in order to guarantee the cation conductivity (25 °C) values of feed water less than the standard of 0.10 μ S/cm, TOC values in feed water should be under 50μ g/L.

Alternative strategy for a safe rechargeable battery

The advent of a Li+ or Na+ glass electrolyte with a cation conductivity σi > 10−2 S cm−1 at 25 °C and a motional enthalpy ΔHm = 0.06 eV that is wet by a metallic lithium or sodium anode is used to develop a new strategy for an all-solid-state, rechargeable, metal-plating battery.