On-line diffusion tracing in Li ionic conductors by the short-lived radioactive beam of Li

Jeong, S.-C.*; Katayama, Ichiro*; Kawakami, Hirokane*; Watanabe, Yutaka*; Ishiyama, Hironobu*; Imai, Nobuaki*; Hirayama, Yoshikazu*; Miyatake, Hiroari; Sataka, Masao; Sugai, Hiroyuki; Okayasu, Satoru  ; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Nishio, Katsuhisa   ; Mitsuoka, Shinichi; Nakanoya, Takamitsu  ; Hashimoto, Takashi*; Yahagi, Masahito*; Hashimoto, Takanori*

A non-destructive and on-line diffusion tracing in Li ionic conductors has been demonstrated. As a tracer, pulsed beam of Li was implanted into LiGa. By analyzing the time dependent yield of the -particles decaying from Li, diffusion coefficients were extracted with a high accuracy. The ordering of Li vacancies in the Li-deficient phase of LiGa was observed for the first time in terms of the Li diffusion.