a Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 117, Taiwan
b Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, College of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-O1, Japan
Abstract:
The complex electrical impedance of Na3H(SO4)2 along the bm-axis has been measured from 25°C to 316°C in the frequency range 4 kHz–40 MHz. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity shows remarkable changes in the temperature range 160°C–260°C. The sample crystal becomes a fast ionic conductor above 260°C. The conduction mechanisms of proton and sodium ions in the different phases are analyzed in detail with respect to the structural features of the sample crystal.