Mixed conductivity of glasses in the P2O5-V2O5-Na2O system

The conductivity of glasses in the P₂O₅−[(1−x) V₂O₅−x Na₂O] system is studied as a function of temperature and composition. For all compositions, the conductivity variations as a function of temperature follow an Arrhenius type relationship: . The activation energies and pre-exponential factors corresponding to the V₂O₅ richest compositions are lower than that corresponding to the ionic ones. Isothermal variations of the conductivity as a function of composition show a deep minimum for a molar ratio x near 0.65. On either side of this minimum, the conductivity is mainly electronic (x<0.7) or ionic (x>0.8). The variations are interpreted assuming a prevailing diluting effect of the non predominantly present oxide without any interactions between the electronic and ionic charge carriers. Paper presented at the 5th Euroconference on Solid State Ionics, Benalmádena, Spain, Sept. 13–20, 1998.     

Influence of Ag2O on crystallisation and structural modifications of phosphate glasses

A series of phosphate glasses of composition 45P₂O₅–(40???x)CaO–15Na₂O–xAg₂O (x?=?0, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12?mol%) with different Ag₂O contents were prepared using the melt-quenching technique. The incorporated Ag₂O highly influenced the increase of its transition tendency towards crystallisation and, on contrary, reduced the degree of glassification of phosphate glasses. The lowering of glass transition temperature and increase in thermal expansion were observed in glasses against Ag₂O inclusions. The crystalline phase transitions of amorphous material during thermal treatment were confirmed by employing X-ray diffraction studies. As revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the incorporated silver oxide into phosphate glass exists in two different oxidation states, Ag₂O and AgO. The pyrophosphate and metaphosphate units were predominantly occupied in glass and glass ceramics. The elastic moduli and Vicker's hardness values exhibited the decrease in phosphate glass structural compactness due to Ag₂O-incorporation and these values were found to improve because of crystalline transitions.     

Threshold switching in V2O5-ZnO-SrO-FeO glasses

Density and current–field characteristics related to switching phenomenon in zinc-doped strontium iron vanadate glasses having the formula (70 ? x)%V₂O₅–x%ZnO–10%SrO–20%FeO, have been investigated over a wide composition range [0 ≤ x ≤ 15] at different thicknesses and temperatures. The samples are found to show threshold switching behavior. The switching fields are found to increase with the increase of zinc content while they decrease when the temperature is increased. The activation energy for switching was found to increase with the increase of ZnO content. Finally, the switching results are discussed in terms of the electrothermal model depending on the samples thicknesses and power calculus.     

Transport and dielectric properties of V2O5-MnO-TeO2 glasses

The frequency (1-10 kHz) and temperature (80-350 K) dependences of the ac conductivity and dielectric constant of the V₂O₅-MnO-TeO₂ system, containing two transition-metal ions, have been measured. The dc conductivity _dc measured in the high-temperature range (200-450 K) decreases with addition of the oxide MnO. This is considered to be due to the formation of bonds such as V--O--Mn and Mn--O--Mn in the glass. The conductivity arises mainly from polaron hopping between V^4+M and V⁵⁺ ions. It is found that a mechanism of adiabatic small-polaron hopping is the most appropriate conduction model for these glasses. This is in sharp contrast with the behaviour of the Mn-free V₂O₅-TeO₂ glass, in which non-adiabatic hopping takes place. High-temperature conductivity data satisfy Mott's small-polaron hopping model and also a model proposed by Schnakenberg in 1968. A power-law behaviour ( _ac = Aω^s , with s < 1) is well exhibited by the ac conductivity σ_ac data of these glasses. Analysis of dielectric data indicates a Debye-type relaxation behaviour with a distribution of relaxation times. The MnO-concentration-dependent σ_ac data follow an overlapping large-polaron tunnelling model over the entire range of temperatures studied. The estimated model parameters are reasonable and consistent with changes in composition.     

Optical absorption in films of V2O5 and vanadium-phosphorus glasses

The results of an investigation of the spectral dependence of the absorption coefficient of amorphous and polycrystalline films of V₂O₅ and films of vanadium-phosphorus glasses in the 0.3–5 eV energy range are presented in this paper. It is shown that the fundamental absorption edge is determined by direct forbidden transitions; the nature of the absorption bands detected below the fundamental absorption edge is discussed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No.2, pp. 102–106, February, 1976.     

Preparation of sol-gel method P2O5-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses and their characterization

Nanostructures P₂O₅-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glasses were prepared by sol-gel method. The glasses were characterized by XRD, FTIR and TG/DTA methods. The average pore size of the glass was less than 3 nm as measured by N₂ adsorption — desorption method. The thermal stability was measured as a function of decomposition temperature and weight loss calculations. Proton conductivities of all samples increased with an increase in relative humidity (40–90 %), indicating that continuous paths suitable for proton conduction were developed when glasses heat treated at 300 °C due to the adsorption of water. The temperature dependence of the conductivity for all compositions increases with increasing temperature in the range 30–90 °C with relative humidity 70 %. The overall conductivity was in the range 10⁻⁴–10⁻³ S/cm for compositions.     

Preparation and properties of transparent SnO–P2O5 glasses

Colorless, transparent SnO–P₂O₅ (SP) glasses with 60–70 mol% SnO compositions were prepared by melting at 880–1000 °C in Ar atmosphere using commercial SnO and P₂O₅ powders as raw materials and vitreous carbon crucibles. SP glasses are characterized by glass transition temperature, onset of crystallization, thermal expansion coefficient and weight loss after immersion test. The viscosity of 67SnO–33P₂O₅ glass was measured by a penetration method in the range of 10^7.9–10^10.5 Pa s at 267–290 °C. The results of optical properties show that the transparent SP glasses have high refractive indexes over 1.75 and high transmission over 80% in the visible and IR region of 380 and 2700 nm.     

Glass forming regions and dielectric properties of Na2O-Bi2O3-TiO2-P2O5 glasses

The glass forming regions have been determined in the quaternary systems Na₂O-Bi₂O₃-0.05TiO₂-P₂O₅ and Na₂O-0.05Bi₂O₃-TiO₂-P₂O₅. The largest vitreous do main has been found in the diagram with 5mol% of titanium oxide TiO₂- The variation of dielectric constant has been followed along two lines inside the glass regions. e'_r increases with increasing amount of sodium oxide Na₂O and diminishes with increasing percentage of either Bi₂O₃ or TiO₂.     

Spin disorder resistivity of spin glasses with application to AgMn

The impurity resistivity due to scattering from disordered spins is calculated for temperatures above the ordering temperature T₀. It varies linearly around T₀, but shows a maximum at higher temperatures, in agreement with experiment.     

Mössbauer spectra and electrical conductivity ofxFe2O3−(40-x)V2O5−60P2O5 glasses

Mössbauer spectra and electrical conductivities were measured for the purpose of studying on the conduction mechanism of xFe₂O₃?(40-x)V₂O₅?60P₂O₅ glasses. The ratios Fe²⁺/Fe²⁺+Fe³⁺ in xFe₂O₃?(40-x)V₂O₅?60P₂O₅ glasses were determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy. On the composition dependence of D. C. conductivities in these glasses, the minimum of log σ at each temperature was obtained at 25Fe₂O₃?15V₂O₅?60P₂O₅. The conductivities of ternary glassses in Fe rich region could be explained only by the changes of carrler (Fe²⁺) concentration and the hopping conduction between Fe²⁺ ions and Fe³⁺ ions in binary glasses. In V rich region, the saturation tendency of D. C. conductivities are observed. It was suggested to be explained by increasing of V⁴⁺ ions due to the influence of Fe ions.     

Nonlinear Optics properties of Er2O3- doped 75Nb2O5-20TeO2-5ZnO glasses

We have performed time-resolved degenerate four-wave mixing(DFWM)experiments in 75Nb2O5-20TeO2-5ZnO glasses doped by Er2O3 at different excitation intensities and lattice temperatures.DFWM signalexhibits three peaks at high excitation intensities,where a main peak appears at zero time delay and tworather weak side peaks locate symmetrically at the negative and positive time delay,respectively.Themain peak is attributed to local-field effect and two side peaks are attributed to Coulomb interaction(CI).     

Elaboration and structural characterization of glasses inside the ternary SrO-TiO2-P2O5 system

The glasses in the SrO-TiO₂-P₂O₅ system were prepared by the conventional quenching route. The amorphous state of samples was verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Density, molar volume, micro-hardness, glass transition temperature (T_g), and crystallization temperature (T_c) parameters are determined for each glass. The results show that they depend strongly on the chemical compositions. The structure approach of the glasses is determined by using Infrared spectroscopy (IR). This investigation highlights that the glassy-matrix contains various phosphate structural units. The crystallization of the glasses by heat-treatments is performed and the crystallized phases Sr₃P₄O₁₃, TiP₂O₇, Sr(PO₃)₂ are identified by XRD. The overall results are correlated to the glass structure and the nature of chemical bonds constituting the glass network.     

Optical spectra and local structure of Eu3+ ions doped in Nb2O5-La2O3-B2O3-BaO glasses

The xNb2O5-(15-x)La2O3-40B2O3-45BaO (x = 5, 7.5, 12.5 mol%) glasses doped with Eu3+ ions in 1mol% are fabricated by the melting method. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, phonon sideband spectra, emission and excitation spectra of the glasses are measured. The crystal field parameter and coordination number of Eu3+ ions in the glasses are obtained according to the splitting of their 5D0 - 7F1levels. The intensity parameters Ω2 and Ω4 of Eu3+ ions for optical transition are calculated from their emission spectra in terms of reduced matrix U(t) (λ= 2,4,6) character for optical transitions. The results indicate that the intensity parameters Ω2 and Ω4 increase with the increase of Nb2O5 content, suggesting that the symmetry becomes lower, the band of Eu and O atoms becomes stronger and the covalence increases with the increase of Nb2O5 content.     

Microstructure of Ag2S–As2S3 glasses

Field effect-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and electric force microscopy (EFM) measurements were carried out on bulk Ag₂S–As₂S₃ glasses with silver concentrations 1.2, 4 and 9.8 at.%. While the first glass was found to be homogeneous, the presence of chemical contrasts and electrical heterogeneousness throughout the other two samples indicated that the glasses were phase separated. Moreover, it appeared that, while silver-rich nodules of 200–350 nm were embedded in a silver-poor connecting phase in the glass containing 4 at.% Ag, it was the opposite that occurred in the glass containing 9.8 at.% Ag. Such an inversion explained the large difference of 4–5 orders of magnitude in the conductivity of the two glasses.     

Band structure and chemical bonding in Cu2O and Ag2O oxides

The band structure, total and projected densities of states, and distributions of the valence and difference electron densities for copper and silver oxides are calculated in the framework of the density functional theory in the local approximation with ab initio norm-conserving pseudopotentials in the basis set of pseudoatomic orbitals. The results obtained are compared with the experimental data and calculations performed by other authors. The energy spectrum and spatial distribution of electrons in crystals are similar to each other. Metal ions are bonded to each other through charge density channels with a weakly pronounced maximum at the center of the empty tetrahedron.