Investigation of the boron-oxygen network in borate glasses by infrared spectroscopy

Lithium borate glasses are fast ionic conductors in which the lithium ions conductivity is all the more important as the content in lithium oxide and in lithium salt is higher. In the perspective of their use as electrolytes in solid state micro-batteries, we have studied the conformation of the boron-oxygen network of lithium halides “doped” glasses by MIR spectroscopy. The modifying properties of the lithium oxide on the binary system B₂O₃-Li₂O are investigated by the same technique and the results are used to understand the modifications of the boron-oxygen network induced by the “doping salt”. The observed results depend on the type of salt anions: fluoride anions participate directly to the O/B network while chloride and bromide anions are in interstitial position in the glass matrix.