Symmetry reduction due to gallium substitution in the garnet Li6.43(2)Ga0.52(3)La2.67(4)Zr2O12
2016 ◽
Vol 72
(3)
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pp. 287-289
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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Single-crystal structure refinements on lithium lanthanum zirconate (LLZO; Li7La3Zr2O12) substituted with gallium were successfully carried out in the cubic symmetry space groupI\overline{4}3d. Gallium was found on two lithium sites as well as on the lanthanum position. Due to the structural distortion of the resulting Li6.43(2)Ga0.52(3)La2.67(4)Zr2O12(Ga–LLZO) single crystals, a reduction of the LLZO cubic garnet symmetry fromIa\overline{3}dtoI\overline{4}3dwas necessary, which could hardly be analysed from X-ray powder diffraction data.