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A.c. conductivity studies on the silver molybdo-arsenate glassy system

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A new quaternary fast-ion conducting silver molybdo-arsenate [Agl-Ag2O-(MoO3 + As2O5)] (SMA) glassy system has been prepared using the melt-quenching technique for various dopant salt (Agl) concentrations by fixing the formers (MoO3 + As2O5) composition and the modifier (Ag2O) to formers (M/F) ratio. The prepared compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction. The impedance measurements were made on different Agl compositions of the SMA glasses as a function of frequency (6.5 Hz–65 kHz) and temperature (303–343 K), using the Solatron frequency-response analyser (model 1250). The bulk conductivity and the appropriate physical model (equivalent circuit) of the SMA glass were obtained from the impedance analysis. The a.c. conductivity was calculated for different Agl compositions of SMA glasses at various temperatures and the obtained a.c. conductivity results were analysed using Jonscher's Universal Law. The conduction mechanism for the highest conducting SMA glassy compound has been explained using the diffusion path model.

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  1. Raman School of Physics, Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, 605 014, Pondicherry, India

    N. Satyanarayana

  2. Solid State Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    A. Karthikeyan

  3. Department of Physics, Osmania University, 500 007, Hyderabad, India

    M. Venkateswarlu

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Satyanarayana, N., Karthikeyan, A. & Venkateswarlu, M. A.c. conductivity studies on the silver molybdo-arsenate glassy system. J Mater Sci 31, 5471–5477 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01159319

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