Solid State Ionics, Vol.84, No.1-2, 51-60, 1996
Transport Studies on a New Fast Silver Ion Conducting System - 0.7(0.75Agi-0.25Agcl)-0.3(YAG(2)O-(1-Y)B2O3)
A silver berate system with the composition 0.7[0.75AgI:0.25AgCl]:0.3[yAg(2)O(3):(1 - y)B2O3] has been prepared in which the host salt used is a "quenched [0.75AgI:0.25AgCl] mixed system" instead of the commonly used host AgI. Three sample preparation procedures were adopted : (a) molten sample at similar to 650 degrees C dropped into neutral liquid bath at similar to 10 degrees C; (b) molten sample in silica ampule at similar to 650 degrees C left in air to cool by itself; (c) molten sample left in furnace and allowed to come to room temperature in similar to 24 h. The highest room temperature conductivity sigma similar or equal to 2.23 x 10(-2) S cm(-1) was obtained for the sample composition : 0.7[0.75AgI:0.25AgCl]:0.3[0.833Ag(2)O:0.167B(2)O(3)] prepared by procedure "a" and referred to as an "optimal composition". The DTA, XRD (including linewidth measurement for determining Scherrer length/crystallite size), temperature dependence of sigma (by Impedence Spectroscopy), mobility mu (by Transient Ionic Current technique), and number of charge carriers n are also reported. Solid state batteries with the cell configuration : Ag/0.7[0.75AgI:0.25AgCl]:0.3[0.833Ag(2)O:0.167B(2)O(3)]/ (C + I-2) were fabricated and the discharge characteristics were studied.
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