Chrystal structure properties of Al-doped Li4Ti5O12 synthesized by solid state reaction method

This research aim is to analyze the effect of Aluminum (Al) doping in the structural properties of Al-doped Li4Ti5O12 as anode in lithium ion battery. Al-doped Li4Ti5O12 powders were synthesized by solid state reaction method. LiOH.H2O, TiO2, and Al2O3 were raw materials. These materials were milled for 15 h, calcined at temperature of 750oC and sintered at temperature of 800oC. Mole percentage of doping Al (x) was varied at x=0; x=0.025; and x =0.05. Al-doped Li4Ti5O12 powders were synthesized by solid state reaction method. X-ray diffraction was employed to determine the structure of Li4Ti5O12. The PDXL software was performed on the x-ray diffraction data to estimate the phase percentage, the lattice parameter, the unit cell volume, and the crystal density. Al-doped Li4Ti5O12 has cubic crystal structure. Al-doping at x=0 and x=0.025 does not change the phase as Li4Ti5O12 while at x=0.050 the phase changes to the LiTiAlO4. The diffraction patterns show that the angle shifted to the right as the increase of x which indicated that Al substitute Ti site. Percentage of Li4Ti5O12 phase at x=0 and x=0.025 was 97.8% and 96.8%, respectively. However, the lattice parameters, the unit cell volume, and the crystal density does not change significantly at x=0; x=0.025; and x=0.050. Based on the percentage of Li4Ti5O12 phase, the Al-doped Li at x=0 and x=0.025 is promising as a lithium battery anode.