Abstract
The new lithium arsenidotetrelates Li8SiAs4, Li8GeAs4, Li14SiAs6, Li14GeAs6 and Li14SnAs6 were synthesized via ball milling and structurally characterized by Rietveld analysis of X-ray powder diffraction data. The aliovalent substitution of lithium in hexagonal Li3As by introducing a tetravalent tetrel cation stabilizes cubic structures for Li8TtAs4 (Tt = Si, Ge) in the space group Pa3̄ and for the lithium richer compound Li14TtAs6 (Tt = Si, Ge, Sn) in the higher symmetrical space group Fm3̄m (no. 225). Thermal properties of the arsenidotetrelates were investigated via high temperature powder diffraction and differential thermal analysis revealing a decomposition process of the lithium richer arsenidotetrelate (Li14TtAs6 → Li8TtAs4 + 2Li3As) into the lithium poorer arsenidotetrelates and lithium arsenide at moderate temperatures. Impedance spectroscopy shows moderate to good lithium ion conductivity for the lithium arsenidotetrelates.
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