Cold Sintering of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12/PEO Composite Solid Electrolytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials Preparation
3.2. Cold Sintering Process
3.3. Sample Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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He, B.; Kang, S.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, J.; Wang, X.; Yang, Y.; Yang, L.; Liao, R. Cold Sintering of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12/PEO Composite Solid Electrolytes. Molecules 2022, 27, 6756. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196756
He B, Kang S, Zhao X, Zhang J, Wang X, Yang Y, Yang L, Liao R. Cold Sintering of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12/PEO Composite Solid Electrolytes. Molecules. 2022; 27(19):6756. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196756
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Binlang, Shenglin Kang, Xuetong Zhao, Jiexin Zhang, **lin Wang, Yang Yang, Lijun Yang, and Rui** Liao. 2022. "Cold Sintering of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12/PEO Composite Solid Electrolytes" Molecules 27, no. 19: 6756. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196756