Accepted Manuscript Effect of sintering process on the microstructure and ionic conductivity of Li 7–x La 3 Zr 2–x Ta x O 12 ceramics Yu Gong, Zhan-Guo Liu, Yu-Jun Jin, Jia-Hu Ouyang, Lei Chen, Yu-Jin Wang PII: S0272-8842(19)31557-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.06.061 Reference: CERI 21870 To appear in: Ceramics International Received Date: 25 April 2019 Revised Date: 6 June 2019 Accepted Date: 6 June 2019 Please cite this article as: Y. Gong, Z.-G. Liu, Y.-J. Jin, J.-H. Ouyang, L. Chen, Y.-J. Wang, Effect of sintering process on the microstructure and ionic conductivity of Li 7–x La 3 Zr 2–x Ta x O 12 ceramics, Ceramics International (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.06.061. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.