The Dc Electrical Conductivity of Iron Phosphate Glasses
Abstract
The electrical conductivity of several phosphate glasses was studied over a wide temperature range. Contents of several metals (Fe, Na, Cs, K) were changed in an attempt to study the influence of composition on the electrical properties. Electrons are shown to be the dominant charge carriers. At room temperature, the dc conductivity is typically 10^−12-10^−10 Ω^−1 cm^−1 with an activation energy of 0.55 eV. Over a temperature range from 150 to 400 K the conductivity is described by the variable range hopping mechanism. Several common problems and ambiguities in the analysis of the dc electrical conductivity are discussed briefly. The data and interpretation are compared to other published results.
Recommended Citation
B. Šantić et al., "The Dc Electrical Conductivity of Iron Phosphate Glasses," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier, Dec 2001.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3093(01)00873-0
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0022-3093; 1873-4812
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2001 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2001
