Lithium niobate and lithium tantalate crystals are technologically important metal oxides with
exceptional combinations of ferroelectric, piezoelectric, acoustic, optical, and electrical …

Polar oxides, in particular solid solutions of lithium niobate and lithium tantalate (LNT, LiNb 1-
x Ta x O 3) are a variable model system to study fundamental materials properties due to …

Lithium-metal-oxide-based cathode materials like LiCoO2 are an essential part of lithium-ion
batteries, which are intensively researched and continuously improved. For a basic …

Hydrogen is an impurity that is incorporated into LiNb1–x Ta x O3 crystals during crystal
growth or during thermal treatment in a humid atmosphere and may influence the physical …

Lithium diffusion is a key factor in determining the charge/discharge rate of Li-ion batteries.
Herein, we study the tracer diffusion coefficient (D*) of lithium ions in the c-axis oriented …

This work shows an alternative approach to extract the pyroelectric coefficient directly from
the response of the crystal structure to temperature variations. The approach uses crystal …

Lithium niobate is a promising candidate for use in high-temperature piezoelectric devices
due to its high Curie temperature (⁠≈ 1483 K) and strong piezoelectric properties …

Current lithium ion battery technology makes use of flammable liquid electrolytes and so the
development of solid ceramic electrolytes for the next generation of all-solid-state batteries …

Layered-oxide LiNi x Mn y Co1–x–y O2 (NMC) positive electrodes with high nickel content
deliver high voltages and energy densities. However, a high nickel content, eg, x= 0.8 …

Lithium diffusion coefficients in amorphous lithium phosphate (a-Li 3 PO 4) thin films were
determined by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), using 7 Li and 6 Li stable isotopes …