Characterization of TiO₂-Doped Li₂TiO₃

Recently, lithium titanate (Li₂TiO₃) has attracted the attention of many researchers. As the shape of Li₂TiO₃, a small pebble was selected as the Japanese design of fusion blanket. On the other hand, as the fabrication method of Li₂TiO₃ pebbles, the wet process is most advantageous from viewpoints of mass production, etc. On the other hand, the improved materials such as TiO₂-doped Li₂TiO₃ have been developed from viewpoints of microcrystal, moisture absorption properties and so on. In this study, the fabrication tests of TiO₂-doped Li₂TiO₃ pebbles by wet process were performed and thermal properties of TiO₂-doped Li₂TiO₃ pellets were evaluated.