“…This assumption is supported by the assessment of the liquid phase in Li et al [8]. Similar systems, which show a metastable liquid miscibility gap in one of the constituent binaries and a stable one in the ternary, are C-Cu-Fe [26, 27] or Al-Cu-Sn [28]. In our case, the fields of primary crystallization of Cu, Li 17 Sn 4 and Li 7 Sn 2 are very close to each other.…”
The Cu-Li-Sn phase diagram was constructed based on XRD and DTA data of 60 different alloy compositions. Eight ternary phases and 14 binary solid phases form 44 invariant ternary reactions, which are illustrated by a Scheil-Schulz reaction scheme and a liquidus projection. Phase equilibria as a function of concentration and temperature are shown along nine isopleths. This report together with an earlier publication of our group provides for the first time comprehensive investigations of phase equilibria and respective phase diagrams. Most of the phase equilibria could be established based on our experimental results. Only in the Li-rich part where many binary and ternary compounds are present estimations had to be done which are all indicated by dashed lines. A stable ternary miscibility gap could be found which was predicted by modelling the liquid ternary phase in a recent work. The phase diagrams are a crucial input for material databases and thermodynamic optimizations regarding new anode materials for high-power Li-ion batteries.
“…This assumption is supported by the assessment of the liquid phase in Li et al [8]. Similar systems, which show a metastable liquid miscibility gap in one of the constituent binaries and a stable one in the ternary, are C-Cu-Fe [26, 27] or Al-Cu-Sn [28]. In our case, the fields of primary crystallization of Cu, Li 17 Sn 4 and Li 7 Sn 2 are very close to each other.…”
The Cu-Li-Sn phase diagram was constructed based on XRD and DTA data of 60 different alloy compositions. Eight ternary phases and 14 binary solid phases form 44 invariant ternary reactions, which are illustrated by a Scheil-Schulz reaction scheme and a liquidus projection. Phase equilibria as a function of concentration and temperature are shown along nine isopleths. This report together with an earlier publication of our group provides for the first time comprehensive investigations of phase equilibria and respective phase diagrams. Most of the phase equilibria could be established based on our experimental results. Only in the Li-rich part where many binary and ternary compounds are present estimations had to be done which are all indicated by dashed lines. A stable ternary miscibility gap could be found which was predicted by modelling the liquid ternary phase in a recent work. The phase diagrams are a crucial input for material databases and thermodynamic optimizations regarding new anode materials for high-power Li-ion batteries.
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