IP Library Granted Patent US 12683189
Granted Patent B1
US 12683189 · App. 19/394,660 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Oxynitride ceramic material with lithium addition

Inventors: Abbas Saeed Hakeem (Dhahran, SA); Bilal Anjum Ahmed (Dhahran, SA); Sharafat Ali (Dhahran, SA); Natalia Anna Wojcik (Dhahran, SA)
Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
H01M10/0562C03B19/063C03C14/004C04B35/488C04B35/6261C04B35/64C04B35/653H01B1/14H01M10/4235C03C2214/04C03C2214/30C04B2235/3248C04B2235/36C04B2235/6562C04B2235/6581C04B2235/666H01M2300/0068
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Patent No.
US 12683189
App. No.
19/394,660
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

An oxynitride ceramic material includes a Ca 7-8 Al 15-15.5 Si 17-18 O 56-57 N 5-6 material and a Li 6-4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 material in an amount of 10 to 80 percent by weight (wt. %) based on a total weight of the oxynitride ceramic material. The oxynitride ceramic material is crystalline and includes phases including a lanthanum zirconium oxide (La 2 Zr 2 O 7 ) phase, a lanthanum tantalum oxynitride (LaTaON 2 ) phase, a lithium aluminate (LiAlO 2 ) phase, a zirconium silicate (ZrSiO 2 ) phase, and a lithium aluminosilicate (LiAlSi 3 O 8 ) phase.

Claims (30)

1 . An oxynitride ceramic material, comprising:

a Ca 7-8 Al 15-15.5 Si 17-18 O 56-57 N 5-6 material; and

a Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 material in an amount of 10 to 80 percent by weight (wt. %) based on a total weight of the oxynitride ceramic material,

wherein the oxynitride ceramic material is crystalline and comprises phases including a lanthanum zirconium oxide (La 2 Zr 2 O 7 ) phase, a lanthanum tantalum oxynitride (LaTaON 2 ) phase, a lithium aluminate (LiAlO 2 ) phase, a zirconium silicate (ZrSiO 2 ) phase, and a lithium aluminosilicate (LiAlSi 3 O 8 ) phase.

2 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a density of 2.7 to 4 g/cm 3 .

3 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a thermal conductivity of 1.5 to 1.8 W/m·K.

4 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a thermal expansion of 4.7 to 5.6 ppm/° C.

5 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a first activation energy of 0.7 to 1 eV.

6 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a second activation energy of 0.8 to 1.1 eV.

7 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material comprises nodules having a diameter of 0.1 to 5 μm and voids having a length of 5 to 50 μm.

8 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein ions are transported within the oxynitride ceramic material via correlated barrier hopping.

9 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material comprises the La 2 Zr 2 O 7 phase in an amount of at least 20 wt. % based on a total weight of the phases.

10 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material comprises the Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 material in an amount of 75 wt. % based on a total weight of the oxynitride ceramic material.

11 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 10 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a density of 3.8 to 4 g/cm 3 .

12 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 10 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a thermal conductivity of 1.5 to 1.7 W/m·K.

13 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 10 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a thermal expansion of 4.8 to 5 ppm/° C.

14 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 10 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a first activation energy of 0.85 to 0.95 eV.

15 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 10 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material has a second activation energy of 0.97 to 1.07 eV.

16 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 1 , wherein the oxynitride ceramic material is made by a process comprising:

mixing the Ca 7-8 Al 15-15.5 Si 17-18 O 56-57 N 5-6 material and the Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 material with a probe sonicator for 30 to 90 minutes to form a homogenous mixture; and

sintering the homogeneous mixture in a die at a temperature of 850 to 950° C. for 20 to 40 minutes to form the oxynitride ceramic material,

wherein the sintering is spark plasma sintering,

wherein a heating rate during the sintering is 80 to 120° C./min.

17 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 16 , wherein the die is pressurized to to 35 MPa.

18 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 16 , wherein the die is placed in a vacuum having a pressure of 4×10 −2 to 5×10 −2 mbar during the sintering.

19 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 16 , further comprising:

melting and casting Ca 7-8 Al 15.1 Si 17.5 O 56.5 N 5.5 at a temperature of 1600 to 1700° C. to form a Ca 7-8 Al 15.1 Si 17-8 O 56.5 N 5.5 glass before the mixing.

20 . The oxynitride ceramic material of claim 19 , further comprising:

ball-milling the Ca 7.5 Al 15.1 Si 17-8 O 56.5 N 5.5 glass for 4 to 8 hours to form the Ca 7.5 Al 15.1 Si 17.5 O 56.5 N 5.5 material before the mixing,

wherein the Ca 7.5 Al 15.1 Si 17-8 O 56.5 N 5.5 material is a powder.