Solid State Ionics, Vol.329, 119-123, 2019
Crystal growth, structural and electrical properties of (Cu1-xAgx)(7)GeS5I superionic solid solutions
Single crystals of (Cu1-xAgx)(7)GeS5I solid solutions were grown by vertical zone crystallization method. XRD studies have shown that they crystallize in face-centered cubic lattice of the argyrodite structure (space group F (4) over bar 3m, Z = 4). Structural studies were performed on the basis of original structure model by means of Rietveld refinement method. Electrical measurements were carried out in the temperature interval 300-360 K and in the range of frequencies 10 Hz-10 GHz. Temperature and frequency dependences of electrical conductivity were analyzed. Influence of cation substitution on the electrical conductivity as well as relationship between structural and electrical properties of (Cu1-xAgx)(7)GeS5I solid solutions were studied.
Keywords:Superionic conductor;XRD studies;Impedance spectroscopy;Electrical conductivity;Arrhenius law