Lithium phosphate (Li3PO4) is a promising candidate for solid electrolytes. However its ionic conductivity still stands at 3 × 10−7 S/cm which is very low compared to liquid electrolytes which are contained within widely distributed lithium ion batteries at 10−3 S/cm. This requires a solution to increase its conductivity which is the addition of dopants. The proposed dopants are lithium iodide (LiI) and lithium chloride (LiCl) which is mixed with the Li3PO4, creating the new solid electrolyte system Li3PO4(0.5)LiI(0.25)LiCl(0,25). The mixture had an ionic conductivity of 8 × 10−4 S/cm observed through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The crystal structure observation using x-ray diffraction identified the Li3PO4 belongs to the Hermann-Mauguinn symmetrical space group of P m n b.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.