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'''Lithium titanate''' is a compound with the [[chemical formula]] Li<sub>2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub>. It is a white powder with a melting point of {{convert|1533|C|F}} |
'''Lithium titanate''' is a compound with the [[chemical formula]] Li<sub>2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub>. It is a white powder with a melting point of {{convert|1533|C|F}}.<ref> [https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02307643/document Mixed phase materials in the Li4SiO4 Li2TiO3 system] ''Journal of Nucl Materials'' </ref> |
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Lithium titanate is the anode component of the fast recharging [[lithium-titanate battery]]. It is also used as an additive in [[porcelain]] [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]]s and [[ceramic]] insulating bodies based on titanates. It is frequently utilized as a [[flux (metallurgy)|flux]] due to its good stability.<ref name="Thermograde">{{cite web|url=http://www.thermograde.com/our-products/lithium-titanate/prod_16.html|title=Lithium Titanate Fact Sheet|work=Product Code: LI2TI03|publisher=Thermograde|accessdate=24 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323125234/http://www.thermograde.com/our-products/lithium-titanate/prod_16.html|archivedate=23 March 2011}}</ref> In recent years, along with other lithium ceramics, metatitanate pebbles have been the subject of research efforts towards [[tritium]] breeding materials in nuclear fusion applications.<ref name="l2s">{{cite journal| last1=Hanaor| first1=D. A. H.| last2=Kolb| first2=M. H. H.| last3=Gan| first3=Y.| last4=Kamlah| first4=M.| last5=Knitter| first5=R.| title= Solution based synthesis of mixed-phase materials in the Li<sub>2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub>-Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> system | journal= Journal of Nuclear Materials | year=2014| volume=456| pages=151–161| doi=10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.09.028| arxiv=1410.7128| bibcode=2015JNuM..456..151H}}</ref> |
Lithium titanate is the anode component of the fast recharging [[lithium-titanate battery]]. It is also used as an additive in [[porcelain]] [[Vitreous enamel|enamel]]s and [[ceramic]] insulating bodies based on titanates. It is frequently utilized as a [[flux (metallurgy)|flux]] due to its good stability.<ref name="Thermograde">{{cite web|url=http://www.thermograde.com/our-products/lithium-titanate/prod_16.html|title=Lithium Titanate Fact Sheet|work=Product Code: LI2TI03|publisher=Thermograde|accessdate=24 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323125234/http://www.thermograde.com/our-products/lithium-titanate/prod_16.html|archivedate=23 March 2011}}</ref> In recent years, along with other lithium ceramics, metatitanate pebbles have been the subject of research efforts towards [[tritium]] breeding materials in nuclear fusion applications.<ref name="l2s">{{cite journal| last1=Hanaor| first1=D. A. H.| last2=Kolb| first2=M. H. H.| last3=Gan| first3=Y.| last4=Kamlah| first4=M.| last5=Knitter| first5=R.| title= Solution based synthesis of mixed-phase materials in the Li<sub>2</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub>-Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> system | journal= Journal of Nuclear Materials | year=2014| volume=456| pages=151–161| doi=10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.09.028| arxiv=1410.7128| bibcode=2015JNuM..456..151H}}</ref> |
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Lithium metatitanate
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.586 |
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| Properties | |
| Li2TiO3 | |
| Molar mass | 109.76 |
| Appearance | White powder[1] |
| Density | 3.43 g/cm3[2] |
| Melting point | 1,533 °C (2,791 °F; 1,806 K)[1] |
| Structure[3] | |
| Monoclinic, mS48, No. 15 | |
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a = 0.505 nm, b = 0.876 nm, c = 0.968 nm α = 90°°, β = 100°°, γ = 90°°
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Lattice volume (V)
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0.4217 nm3 |
Formula units (Z)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium titanate is a compound with the chemical formula Li2TiO3. It is a white powder with a melting point of 1,533 °C (2,791 °F).[4]
Lithium titanate is the anode component of the fast recharging lithium-titanate battery. It is also used as an additive in porcelain enamels and ceramic insulating bodies based on titanates. It is frequently utilized as a flux due to its good stability.[5] In recent years, along with other lithium ceramics, metatitanate pebbles have been the subject of research efforts towards tritium breeding materials in nuclear fusion applications.[6]
Crystallization
The most stable lithium titanate phase is β-Li2TiO3 that belongs to the monoclinic system.[7] A high-temperature cubic phase exhibiting solid-solution type behavior is referred to as γ-Li2TiO3 and is known to form reversibly above temperatures in the range 1150-1250 °C.[8] A metastable cubic phase, isostructural with γ-Li2TiO3 is referred to as α-Li2TiO3; it is formed at low temperatures, and transforms to the more stable β-phase at 400 °C.[9]
Uses in sintering
The sintering process is taking a powder, putting it into a mold and heating it to below its melting point. Sintering is based on atomic diffusion, the atoms in the powder particle diffuse into surrounding particles eventually forming a solid or porous material.
It has been discovered that Li2TiO3 powders have a high purity and good sintering ability.[10]
Uses as a cathode
Molten carbonate fuel cells
Lithium titanate is used as a cathode in layer one of a double layer cathode for molten carbonate fuel cells. These fuel cells have two material layers, layer 1 and layer 2, which allow for the production of high power molten carbonate fuel cells that work more efficiently.[11]
Lithium-ion batteries
Li2TiO3 is used in the cathode of some lithium-ion batteries, along with an aqueous binder and a conducting agent. Li2TiO3 is used because it is capable of stabilizing the high capacity cathode conducting agents; LiMO2 (M=Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni). Li2TiO3 and the conduction agents (LiMO2) are layered in order to create the cathode material. These layers allow for the occurrence of lithium diffusion.
Lithium-titanate battery
The lithium-titanate battery is a rechargeable battery that is much faster to charge than other lithium-ion batteries. It differs from other lithium-ion batteries because it uses lithium-titanate on the anode surface rather than carbon. This is advantageous because it does not create a solid electrolyte interface layer, which acts as a barrier to the ingress and egress of Li-ion to and from the anode. This allows lithium-titanate batteries to be recharged more quickly and provide higher currents when necessary. A disadvantage of the lithium-titanate battery is a much lower capacity and voltage than the conventional lithium-ion battery. The lithium-titanate battery is currently being used in battery electric vehicles and other specialist applications.
Synthesis of lithium-titanate breeder powder
Li2TiO3 powder is most commonly prepared by the mixing of lithium carbonate, Ti-nitrate solution, and citric acid followed by calcination, compaction, and sintering. The nanocrystalline material created is used as a breeder powder due to its high purity and activity.[11][12]
Tritium breeding
Fusion reactions, such as those in the proposed ITER thermonuclear demonstrator reactor, are fueled by tritium and deuterium. Tritium resources are extremely limited in their availability, with total resources currently estimated at twenty kilograms. Lithium-containing ceramic pebbles can be used as solid breeder materials in a component known as a helium-cooled breeder blanket for the production of tritium. The breeding blanket constitutes a key component of the ITER reactor design. In such reactor designs tritium is produced by neutrons leaving the plasma and interacting with lithium in the blanket. Li2TiO3 along with Li4SiO4 are attractive as tritium breeding materials because they exhibit high tritium release, low activation, and chemical stability.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Solution based synthesis of mixed-phase materials in the Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4 system" (PDF). Journal of Nuclear Materials. 456: 151–161. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.09.028.
- ^ Van Der Laan, J.G; Muis, R.P (1999). "Properties of lithium metatitanate pebbles produced by a wet process". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 271–272: 401–404. Bibcode:1999JNuM..271..401V. doi:10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00794-6.
- ^ Claverie J., Foussier C., Hagenmuller P. (1966) Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 244-246
- ^ Mixed phase materials in the Li4SiO4 Li2TiO3 system Journal of Nucl Materials
- ^ "Lithium Titanate Fact Sheet". Product Code: LI2TI03. Thermograde. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ a b Hanaor, D. A. H.; Kolb, M. H. H.; Gan, Y.; Kamlah, M.; Knitter, R. (2014). "Solution based synthesis of mixed-phase materials in the Li2TiO3-Li4SiO4 system". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 456: 151–161. arXiv:1410.7128. Bibcode:2015JNuM..456..151H. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.09.028.
- ^ Vijayakumar M.; Kerisit, S.; Yang, Z.; Graff, G. L.; Liu, J.; Sears, J. A.; Burton, S. D.; Rosso, K. M.; Hu, J. (2009). "Combined 6,7Li NMR and Molecular Dynamics Study of Li Diffusion in Li2TiO3". Journal of Physical Chemistry. 113 (46): 20108–20116. doi:10.1021/jp9072125.
- ^ Kleykamp, H (2002). "Phase equilibria in the Li–Ti–O system and physical properties of Li2TiO3". Fusion Engineering and Design. 61: 361–366. doi:10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00120-5.
- ^ Laumann, Andreas; Jensen, Ørnsbjerg; Kirsten, Marie; Tyrsted, Christoffer (2011). "In‐situ Synchrotron X‐ray Diffraction Study of the Formation of Cubic Li2TiO3 Under Hydrothermal Conditions". Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011 (14): 2221–2226. doi:10.1002/ejic.201001133.
- ^ Sahu, B. S; Bhatacharyya, S.; Chaudhuri, P.; Mazumder, R. (2010) "Synthesis and sintering of nanosize Li2TiO3 ceramic breeder powder prepared by autocombustion technique". Department of Ceramic Engineering; National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
- ^ a b Prohaska, Armin et al. (1997) U.S. patent 6,420,062 "Double layer cathode for molten carbonate fuel cells and method for producing the same"
- ^ Shrivastava, A.; Makwana, M.; Chaudhuri, P.; Rajendrakumar, E. (2014). "Preparation and Characterization of the Lithium Metatitanate Ceramics by Solution-Combustion Method for Indian LLCB TBM". Fusion Science and Technology. 65 (2): 319–324. doi:10.13182/FST13-658.
