Effect of sintering temperature and sintering additives on ionic conductivity of LiSi2N3

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The effect of sintering temperature and sintering additives on the ionic conductivity of LiSi2N3 was studied by performing complex impedance measurements. LiSi2N3 materials were fabricated by the reaction of Li3N, Si3N4, and sintering additives at temperatures of 1873–2073 K. Dense hot-pressed bodies were obtained at 1973–2073 K in the case of undoped LiSi2N3 and at 1873 K in the case of Y2O3, CaF2, and B2O3 addition. The ionic conductivity increased greatly with increasing sintering temperature and exhibited a strong dependence on the type of sintering additive. When the sintering temperature was constant at 1873 K, although the conductivities of Y2O3-doped LiSi2N3 and CaF2-doped LiSi2N3 were lower than that of undoped LiSi2N3, the conductivity of B2O3-doped LiSi2N3 was higher than that of undoped LiSi2N3. The enhanced conductivity of B2O3-doped LiSi2N3 can be attributed to the increase in the density of the sintered material without the formation of a phase of significant resistance at the grain boundaries.