Litium titanat (Li4Ti5O12) merupakan senyawa yang digunakan sebagai anoda baterai ion litium. Senyawa litium titanat disintesis berdasarkan metode solid state dengan mereaksikan TiO2 xerogel yang dibuat dengan metode sol-gel dan litium oksida (Li2O). Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tiga variasi penambahan kadar massa litium oksida (Li2O); massa Li2O sesuai stokiometri (0% melebihi stokiometri), 50% massa Li2O melebihi stokiometri dan 100% melebihi nilai stokiometri. Pengaruh dari penambahan kadar massa litium oksida (Li2O) pada struktur, morfologi, dan energi celah pita tersebut diamati. Sampel yang terbentuk diuji dengan menggunakan X-Ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope (SEM) dan UV-Vis spectroscopy. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dengan penambahan massa Li2O sesuai stokiometri membentuk senyawa Li4Ti5O12 dan pengotor seperti TiO2 rutile dan Li2TiO3 dengan ukuran kristalit 13,7 nm, ukuran diameter partikel 0,540 μm band gap energy 3,864 eV, penambahan massa Li2O 50% melebihi stokiometri membentuk senyawa Li2TiO3 dengan ukuran kristalit 7,2 nm, ukuran diameter partikel 1,062 μm dan band gap energy 3,838 eV dan penambahan 100% massa Li2O melebihi stokiometri membentuk Li2TiO3 dengan ukuran kristalit 12,4 nm, ukuran diameter partikel 1,916 μm dan band gap energy 3,778 eV. Senyawa Li4Ti5O12 terbentuk hanya dengan penambahan Li2O sesuai stokiometri. Untuk mensintesis senyawa Li4Ti5O12 bebas dari pengotor mengunakan metode solid state dapat mengacu pada diagram fasa Li2O-TiO2 (29% mol Li2O-71% mol TiO2).

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Lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) is anode material for application in lithium ion battery. Lithium titanate was synthesized by solid-state method using xerogel TiO2 was prepared by sol–gel process and commercial lithium oxide (Li2O) powder. This research uses 3 various content of lithium oxide (Li2O); 0% Li2O mass excess, 50% Li2O mass excess, and 100% Li2O mass excess. The effect of adding lithium oxide (Li2O) on structure, morphology of particle surface, and band gap energy was examined. Samples were obtained by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope (SEM), ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis).

The results show with adding lithium oxide stoichiometry (0% Li2O excess) produces Li4Ti5O12 and impurities such as rutile TiO2 and Li2TiO3, it produces Li2TiO3 with 50% Li2O excess and it produces Li2TiO3 with 100% Li2O excess. In this research show with appropriate of stochiometry content (0% Li2O excess) produces Li4Ti5O12 with crystallite size is 13,7 nm and impurities namely Li2TiO3 with crystallite size is 22,8 nm and TiO2 with crystallite size 9,14 nm, diameter particle size is 0,540 μm and bandgap energy 3,864 eV. 50% Li2O excess produces Li2TiO3 with crystallite size 7,2 nm, diameter particle size is 1,062 μm and bandgap energy 3,838 eV and with 100% Li2O excess produces Li2TiO3 with crystallite size 12,4 nm, diameter particle size is 1,916 μm and band gap energy is 3,778 eV. The Li4Ti5O12 compound was formed only with appropriate of stoichiometry content. In order to make high purity of Li4Ti5O12 compound on solid state reaction, Li2O-TiO2 phase diagram (29% mol Li2O-71% mol TiO2) can be used as reference.