Structural stability of the Li-ion conductor Li7La3Zr2O12 investigated by high-pressure in-situ X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy

Abstract The high-pressure behavior of Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) with a garnet-related structure has been investigated for the first time by high pressure in situ X-ray diffraction measurements and Raman spectroscopy using a diamond anvil cell. It was found that the tetragonal LLZO transforms to the high-pressure cubic phase (HP-c-LLZO) at 71.8 GPa in a N2 medium and at 25.8 GPa in the absence of pressure mediums. Uniaxial compression in the absence of pressure mediums induced the phase transition at much lower pressures than in the hydrostatic case when N2 was used as the pressure medium. High pressure in situ Raman spectroscopy suggested that the Li coordination in HP-c-LLZO was different from that reported in cubic LLZO, which had been stabilized by doping Al at ambient pressure and room temperature.