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J Adv Res. 2016 Jan;7(1):135-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2015.04.002. Epub 2015 Apr 09.

Structural, electrical conductivity and dielectric behavior of Na2SO4-LDT composite solid electrolyte.

Journal of advanced research

Mohd Z Iqbal, Rafiuddin

Affiliations

  1. Physical Chemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.

PMID: 26843979 PMCID: PMC4703476 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2015.04.002

Abstract

A series of composite materials of general molecular formula (1 - x) Na2SO4 - (x) LDT was prepared by solid state reaction method. The phase structure and functionalization of these materials were defined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) respectively. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) revealed that the hump of phase transition at 250 °C has decreased while its thermal stability was enhanced. Scanning electron microscopy signifies the presence of improved rigid surfaces and interphases that are accountable for the high ionic conduction due to dispersion of LDT particles in the composite systems. Arrhenius plots of the conductance show the maximum conductivity, σ = 4.56 × 10(-4) S cm(-1) at 500 °C for the x = 0.4 composition with the lowest activation energy 0.34 eV in the temperature range of 573-773 K. The value of dielectric constant was decreased with increasing frequency and follows the usual trend.

Keywords: Composite solid electrolyte; Dielectric constant; Dielectric loss; Differential thermal analysis; Electrical conductivity; X-ray diffraction

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