Lithium ionic conductivity of Czochralski-grown Li3N single crystals using electrochemical transport measurements is reported. The highest Li ionic conductivity was found perpendicular to the hexagonal c axis, the anisotropy decreasing from two to one decade between 20 and 200 °C. Ambient Li ionic conductivity parallel to the Li2N planes of the layer structure was found to be σ=10−3 Ω−1 cm−1 with an activation energy of 0.25 eV. These values are comparable with the best data reported for Li β-alumina single crystals.
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