We prepared a series of lithium lanthanum titanate(LLTO) thin film electrolytes by radio frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering using LLTO targets in a N2 atmosphere.We also deposited the LLTO thin films in an Ar atmosphere under a same condition as references for comparison.The microstructure morphology and the composition of the thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),respectively.Results show that the thin film has an amorphous structure with a uniform surface and it is free of pinholes and cracks.Impedance measurements reveal that the ionic conductivity of the electrolytes is beneficial for all solid lithium batteries dependent on the lithium content at room temperature.We found that the amorphous LLTO thin film performs well and it has potential application in microbatteries for use in microelectronic devices.
A new positive-temperature-coefficient(PTC) material was prepared simply by blending of conductive Super P carbon black(CB) with insulating poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) polymer matrix,which was empolyed as a coating layer on the aluminium foil substrate to fabricate a sandwiched Al/PTC/LiCoO2 cathode.The experimental results from cyclic voltammetry,charge-discharge measurements and impedance spectroscopy demonstrated that the PTC electrode has a normal electrochemical performance at ambient temperature,but shows an enormous increase in the resistance at the temperature range of 80?120℃.This PTC behavior greatly restrains the reaction current passing through the electrode at elevated temperatures,capable of acting as a self-actuating safety mechanism to prevent the battery from thermal runaway.
